Legislative Priorities

House Bill 1193, the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026, establishes a comprehensive statewide framework to enhance literacy education for students from birth through grade three. It mandates funding and employment of school-based and regional literacy coaches, adoption of unified literacy plans by all public schools and local school systems, certification and endorsement requirements for literacy coaches, utilization of approved universal reading screeners and high-quality instructional materials aligned to the science of reading, and strengthens oversight via establishment of the Georgia Literacy Coordinating Committee and the Georgia Literacy Task Force. The bill also revises student placement, promotion, and assessment policies to ensure readiness for early grades and support for students at risk of reading deficiencies, including dyslexia.