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SB 490 In Committee

"Georgia Student Mental Health Days Act"; enact

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance relative to elementary and secondary school students, so as to require the local governing body for each school system and public school to adopt a policy providing that students shall be granted excused absences for up to three mental health days per school year; to require local school systems and public schools to provide information to students and parents about available mental health resources; to require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Feb 10, 2026
Last action
Feb 11, 2026 — Senate Read and Referred
Session
2025_26
Momentum
43 · Moderate