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Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act (SB 351)

Adds responsible digital citizenship and safe, appropriate use of technology, the internet and social media to Georgia's comprehensive character-education program beginning in 2025–26.

Jurisdiction
Georgia · State / DC
Policy status
Effective
Implementation phase
Current
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Audience
Students
Learning evidence
Student instruction required
Instrument
Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Required character-education content from 2025–26; the model online-safety program addresses grades 6–12.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

2024 House End of Session Report, page 10: SB 351, Sections 2-1 and 2-2.

The act also requires online-safety model programs and local acceptable-use policies; those may be split into separate action records in a later refresh.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Confirmed the instructional requirement and start year against the final legislative summary.

Record ID: GA-2024-DCIT-001

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