# Georgia SB 431: Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require Georgia SB 431, Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Gooch (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB431-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia SB 431 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Steve Gooch (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Elena Parent (Democrat), Chuck Payne (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Children and Families, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (268 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More college help for students with disabilities: benefit, high. Georgia expands grants for eligible students with intellectual disabilities enrolled in approved Inclusive Postsecondary Education programs, including eligible private colleges. The law removes the former July 1, 2028 enrollment cutoff. Grants at University System of Georgia and Technical College S… - Foster students get faster school enrollment: benefit, medium. Georgia schools must enroll foster students immediately, no later than two school days after receiving a completed enrollment form. Schools cannot use registration rules to cause unreasonable delays; enrollment may be permanent or temporary, and other enrollment requirements remain. If missing crit… - Parents get broader school record access: benefit, low. The law removes exclusions for operator data used internally and data local boards considered not reasonably available. Local boards cannot block parents' or legal custodians' lawful inspection rights; custodians include agencies authorized to act for students. Schools must give written notice of r… - Students get temporary enrollment with safeguards: mixed, medium. Schools can temporarily enroll students who cannot complete permanent enrollment for up to 10 school days. Enrollment starts no earlier than the school day after parents or legal custodians complete the required disclosure and authorize immediate release of critical records. They must also provide… - New counting rules for school deadlines: mixed, low. The law changes specified education deadlines to use school business days, rather than school days or business days. School business days exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Generally, an administrator must report in person for part of the day, and the school cannot be designated or leg… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Gooch (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Beth Camp (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 51 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-03-31 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 168 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 49 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Act 494 - 2026-05-11: Effective Date - 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2026-03-31: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-31: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2026-02-10: House Second Readers (House) - 2026-02-09: House First Readers (House) - 2026-02-06: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate Hopper (Senate) ## Bill text - SB 431/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249184) ## 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 431/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249184) ## 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-SB431-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).