# Georgia HB 307: Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions Georgia HB 307, Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bethany Ballard (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB307-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 307 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-28, House Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Bethany Ballard (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Carmen Rice (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (388 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dyslexia review and choices for parents: benefit, medium. Schools must review more data when an at-risk kindergarten-through-third-grade student makes inadequate progress despite evidence-based reading help and added supports. They must use this data and screening results to check for signs of dyslexia. Within 15 school days of identifying dyslexia charac… - Earlier reading help and parent notices: benefit, medium. Schools must use screening results and other data to identify kindergarten-through-third-grade students at significant risk of falling behind in reading. This replaces the narrower significant-reading-deficiency standard. Schools must start a tiered support plan within 30 school days, with intensiv… - Expense payments for literacy council members: benefit, low. Nonlegislative members of the Georgia Council on Literacy receive the daily expense allowance set by state law. They also receive authorized mileage or transportation allowances. The supplied text does not state the payment amounts. - Literacy council adds adults and years: benefit, low. The Georgia Council on Literacy now includes adult literacy outcomes alongside student outcomes. It must partner with the state education board and department to carry out the Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act. The law moves the council’s abolition date and repeal of its governing rules from… - New reading standards for young students: benefit, low. Georgia public schools must use high-quality reading materials aligned with reading science for kindergarten through third grade. Materials that feature or promote three-cueing do not meet that standard. Schools cannot use three-cueing or visual memory as the basis for teaching word reading, includ… - Reading checks for every young student: benefit, low. Georgia public schools must screen every kindergarten-through-third-grade student three times each school year, starting within the first 30 school days. First- and second-graders can no longer substitute another reading assessment for one screening. The state board’s May 15, 2025, deadline covers… - Required reading training for early-grade teachers: benefit, low. The Georgia education department must create or obtain reading training for kindergarten-through-third-grade teachers, consulting education agencies and literacy experts. Training must cover reading science, structured literacy, basic reading skills, dyslexia, approved screeners, and using assessme… - State coordination for school literacy coaches: benefit, low. The law creates a Georgia Literacy Coach Coordinating Committee in the Office of Student Achievement. The office must employ a state literacy coach and a literacy coaching coordinator. The coordinator chairs the committee, coordinates coaching statewide, and oversees coaches whose positions receive… - Earlier dyslexia pilot rules are repealed: cost, low. The law repeals the earlier Georgia code section covering dyslexia screening, staff training, an early-intervention pilot, and data reporting. Those requirements no longer apply through that section. Separate requirements in the Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act now govern reading screening a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House - Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House - Sponsor: Matt Dubnik (Republican), House - Sponsor: Chris Erwin (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House - Sponsor: Carmen Rice (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 167 | 0 | 4 | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 55 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 166 | 0 | 7 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-28: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-28: Act 13 - 2025-04-28: Effective Date - 2025-04-09: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2025-03-27: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-02-28: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-02-28: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-11: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-02-10: House First Readers (House) - 2025-02-06: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 307/AP* (v10): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238528) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 307/AP* (v10) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238528) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB307-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).