Education; High-demand Career Initiatives Program as the High Demand Apprenticeship Program; redesignate
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to redesignate the High-demand Career Initiatives Program as the High Demand Apprenticeship Program; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a repealer; to amend Code Section 20-2-161.4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to accessing HOPE scholarship funds for dual enrolled students and termination, so as to make a conforming change; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 13, 2024
Signed May 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House Mar 26, 2024
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 2, 2024
Signed into law
Act 560
upper
May 2, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Jason Esteves
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
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