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GA · HB1477INTRO · 4 COSPONSORS

Special Education Advocate Registration Act; enact

Also relevant to:Person with a disabilityAdoptive or foster parent
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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to State Board of Education, so as to provide a registration process for special education advocates; to provide for qualifications for such registration; to provide for the adoption of a code of ethics for special education advocates; to provide for the Department of Education to maintain a list of registered special education advocates; to require notice to parents and g…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 4, 2026

Who it affects
Person with a disability

Parents of children with disabilities will have access to a registry of qualified special education advocates, and these advocates will be held to a code of ethics.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • Person with a disabilitydirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    Parents of children with disabilities will have access to a registry of qualified special education advocates, and these advocates will be held to a code of ethics.

    “so as to provide a registration process for special education advocates; to provide for qualifications for such registration; to provide for the adoption of a code of ethics for special education advocates; to provide for the Department of Education to maintain a list of registered special education advocates; to require notice to parents and g”· General
What the Bill Does
  • Establishes a registration process for special education advocates.
  • Sets qualifications for registered special education advocates.
  • Requires adoption of a code of ethics for special education advocates.
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