Dual Enrollment Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise the "Move on When Ready Act" and dual credit course; to revise a short title; to provide for certain covered dual credit courses; to provide for certain covered eligible high school students; to provide for maximum covered hours; to provide for high school students to take noncovered dual credit courses at their own expense or with lottery funds; to provide for responsibilities of the commission; to provide for counseling by the postsecondary institution; to provide for application to HOPE scholarship and grant caps; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Feb 22, 2019
Signed Apr 28, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2020
Signed into law
Act 327
upper
Apr 28, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bert Reeves
RRepublican
P
David Knight
RRepublican
P
Dominic LaRiccia
RRepublican
P
Jodi Lott
RRepublican
P
Terry Rogers
RRepublican
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