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GA HB1394
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mack Jackson
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AI Summary
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Amends Code Section 12-3-58 to explicitly include Rosenwald Schools in the definition of "historic property" under Georgia's historic preservation grant program
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Rosenwald Schools will be automatically deemed sites significant in the history of Georgia, alongside combat veterans' gravesites which already have this designation
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Makes Rosenwald Schools eligible for funding through the historic preservation grant program and historic preservation grant fund administered by the Department of Community Affairs
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Rosenwald Schools were educational facilities built primarily for African American students in the rural South during the early 20th century through a partnership between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington
Legislative Description
Community Affairs, Department of; ensure that Rosenwald Schools are treated as historic properties
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/3/2026