(CNN)Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia on Thursday signed several education bills into law, including one banning the instruction of "divisive concepts" pertaining to race in classrooms.

"Today we're here ... to sign legislation that puts our children ahead of partisan agenda and gets parents back in charge of their kids' education," Kemp said during a news conference.

Among the bills signed on Thursday was HB 1084, known as the "Protect Students First Act." The law defines "divisive concepts" as, among others, those that teach "the United States of America is fundamentally racist; an individual, by virtue of his or her race, is inherently or consciously racist or oppressive toward individuals of other races," and "an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, bears individual responsibility for actions committed in the past by other individuals of the same race."