# Georgia SB 369: "Charter Schools Act of 1998"; completion charter schools; provide Georgia SB 369, "Charter Schools Act of 1998"; completion charter schools; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Brass (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), RaShaun Kemp (Democrat) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB369-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia SB 369 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: "Charter Schools Act of 1998"; completion charter schools; provide - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Matt Brass (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Shawn Still (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (247 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants help boards open charter schools: benefit, low. Subject to state funding, local boards get $250,000 per qualifying new charter school annually for its first three operating years. Payments are due by September 1, and petitions must be approved after June 30, 2025. Schools must remain authorized by that board. Total grants are capped at $2.25 mil… - More nonprofit options for charter schools: benefit, low. Charter applicants can operate as either a nonprofit corporation or a nonprofit company under Georgia law. This nonprofit-form requirement does not apply to local schools, local school systems, or state or local public entities. A state charter school's governing board can be its nonprofit applican… - New pathways for dropout recovery charters: benefit, low. The State Board of Education must set rules allowing existing charter schools to convert to dropout recovery charters. Converted charters remain subject to state law's initial charter-term restriction. Dropout recovery applications and charters must explain special education, remedial help, and oth… - Statewide standards for nontraditional school programs: benefit, low. Georgia's State Board of Education must set rules for nontraditional school programs by July 1, 2027. These cover dropout prevention, academic intervention, credit recovery, and schedules outside the usual school day, week, or year. Rules must explain special education, remedial help, and other ser… - Stronger oversight of high-risk school systems: benefit, low. Charter-authorizing standards now include annual checks, where applicable, for local school systems labeled high-risk by Georgia's auditors. A high-risk system must have a written plan to correct identified problems. Its board members and appropriate staff must take training related to those proble… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jason Esteves (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-03-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 151 | 6 | 8 | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 47 | 0 | 6 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-07-01: Effective Date - 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Act 504 - 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2026-03-27: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-27: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2026-02-19: House Second Readers (House) - 2026-02-18: House First Readers (House) - 2026-02-17: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate Hopper (Senate) ## Bill text - SB 369/AP* (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248652) ## 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 - [SB 369/AP* (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248652) ## 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-SB369-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).