Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; to provide for continued eligibility for students already enrolled in the program; to provide for the creation of a funding formula; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to repeal provisions regarding participation agreements, QBE funding, and accountability assessments for the program; to provide for continuation of the program and eliminate a provision providing for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Signed May 5, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 19, 2026
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
Act 389
upper
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Martin
RRepublican
P
Jan Jones
RRepublican
P
Kasey Carpenter
RRepublican
P
Robert Dickey
RRepublican
P
Tim Fleming
RRepublican
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