---
type: "Bill"
title: "Work Based Learning Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for work based learning programs; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for requirements for work based learning programs; to provide requirements for local coordinators; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 766"
citation: "Georgia HB 766 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks Coleman", "Eddie Lumsden", "Mike Dudgeon", "Tom Dickson", "Tommy Benton", "Valerie Clark"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2014-01-16"
last_action: "2014-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88c1f8cc-95d6-471f-95bc-320d628b86df"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "153b272dc0e0af4062d3410a9f4546f659e6750bb887508ba319b6dd182ddac0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 766 (2013_14) — Work Based Learning Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for work based learning programs; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for requirements for work based learning programs; to provide requirements for local coordinators; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 766/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143718.pdf)
2. **LC 33 5346/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137581.pdf)
3. **LC 33 5400S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/139260.pdf)
4. **LC 33 5400S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/139085.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 5609S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/142381.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **163–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brooks Coleman — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Mike Dudgeon — primary (person)
- Tom Dickson — primary (person)
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
- Valerie Clark — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-01-16** House Hopper
- **2014-01-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2014-01-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2014-02-05** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-02-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-06** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2014-03-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2014-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-03-13** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2014-03-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-21** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-21** Act 543 `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88c1f8cc-95d6-471f-95bc-320d628b86df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).