HB1123 requires certain Georgia public schools that offer after-school programs to make those programs available to pre-kindergarten students on the same basis as other students. If a qualifying school already has an after-school program and also has a Georgia Pre-K program, it generally must allow pre-K students to participate, too.
The Georgia State Senate passed HB1123 on March 19, 2026 by a vote of 46 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because education and childcare are not the role of government. This bill further entrenches government control over education and upbringing, stripping parents of their rightful authority and forcing taxpayers to underwrite a compulsory, government-run system that has already proven ineffective. Children's education and care are a God-given responsibility of parents protected under the Ninth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, not the duty of the state. We urge parents to exit the government-school system altogether and seek truly independent alternatives such as homeschooling or private institutions, including FreedomProject Academy, that reject government funding and oversight, and embrace parental rights.
