ATLANTA (March 12, 2025) — On March 6, 2025, Sen. Kenya Wicks (D–Fayette) passed her first bill, Senate Bill 236, the “Quality Basic Education Act,” on the Senate floor. This bill will allow active-duty military parents with relocation orders to enroll their students in schools within their intended school district of residence before their official physical residency begins.
“I am pleased my first bill was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support,” said Sen. Wicks. “As a military parent whose family served on multiple bases, I understand the burden parents, military children and schools face when families move. Waiting for school calendars, military orders and official residency documentation to align can lead to late enrollment and students unnecessarily falling behind. SB 236 will tackle this issue, ease burdens for service families and allow students to start at their new schools when the timing works best for the family and student.”
SB 236 amends the “Quality Basic Education Act” and aims to ensure school enrollment for children of active-duty service members who have received military orders to transfer bases to Georgia. Students will be eligible for enrollment regardless of whether their parents have signed a lease, bought a house or established a physical residency in that school’s attendance zone.
You can find more information about the legislation here.
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Sen. Kenya Wicks represents the 34th Senate District, which includes portions of Clayton and Fayette Counties. She may be reached by email at Kenya.Wicks@senate.ga.gov.
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