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GA HB1394

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mack Jackson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Code Section 12-3-58 to explicitly include Rosenwald Schools in the definition of "historic property" under Georgia's historic preservation grant program

  • Rosenwald Schools will be automatically deemed sites significant in the history of Georgia, alongside combat veterans' gravesites which already have this designation

  • Makes Rosenwald Schools eligible for funding through the historic preservation grant program and historic preservation grant fund administered by the Department of Community Affairs

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rural Development2/19/2026

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