GA HB313

All Georgia public elementary and secondary schools must display the Ten Commandments in three locations by July 1, 2025: the main entrance of the main building, the library/media center entrance, and the cafeteria entrance

Displays must be durable posters or framed copies at least 16 inches wide by 20 inches tall, with text legible from anywhere in the facility where displayed

Each display must include a separate context statement describing the history of the Ten Commandments in American public education, referencing The New England Primer (1688) and McGuffey Readers

No public funds are required to be spent; schools must accept private donations of funds or compliant displays that contain no additional content beyond the specified text

Adds the Ten Commandments and Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to the list of historically significant documents that teachers and administrators may read or post in public schools