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SB225Introduced in the Senate

Education; discrimination on the basis of an individual's race due to a protective hairstyle, or length thereof, in any student dress or grooming policy; prohibit

IntroducedSenate Education and Youth

Introduced by Tonya Anderson, District 43

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to prohibit discrimination on the basis of an individual's race due to a protective hairstyle, or length thereof, in any student dress or grooming policy, program, or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives or benefits from state financial assistance, or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

Senate Read and Referred

February 21, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Senate Hopper

  2. Senate Read and Referred

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