State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; authorize

Changed the summary language from 'repeal conflicting laws' to 'automatic repeal' for consistency with Georgia legislative drafting standards.

Added new accreditation requirements for approved program providers, specifying they must be accredited by recognized accrediting bodies including the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Georgia Accrediting Commission, Cognia, or successor entities.

Added requirement that approved program providers must offer academic skill intake assessments and transcript evaluations to eligible students at no cost.

Removed the definition of 'Average cost per graduate' from the definitions section, likely because it was redundant with existing Code Section 20-4-172.

Reordered definition numbering from (15) through (17) to (8) through (17) by removing the deleted definition, which renumbered all subsequent definitions accordingly.

Updated the list of required accreditations for approved program providers from five national regional accreditors to include the Georgia Accrediting Commission and Cognia instead of some of the original national regional associations.

Minor formatting changes to bill numbering and page references during the legislative process, which do not affect substantive policy.