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GA SB213

Bill

Status

Passed

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kay Kirkpatrick

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits commercial cheating services from providing substantially completed work products (essays, exams, dissertations, projects) to students or professional license examinees for credit

  • Applies to students in Georgia public schools, private schools, home study programs, University System of Georgia, Technical College System of Georgia, and professional licensing examinees

  • Violations constitute unfair or deceptive trade practices under the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975, enforceable only by the Attorney General with no private right of action

  • Contractual disclaimers between cheating service providers and students do not exempt providers from liability

  • Exempts legitimate tutoring, research materials, general information, and AI/automated systems unless their primary purpose is providing completed assessment tasks

Legislative Description

"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975" commercial cheating services that target students and examinees seeking a professional license as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; ban

Last Action

Effective Date 2025-07-01

5/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Regulated Industries3/10/2025
Regulated Industries and Utilities2/20/2025

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