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| Bill | HOPE; include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; revise provisions | 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 various provisions regarding the HOPE scholarship; to include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; to provide for weighted scores for certain college coursework; to clarify definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2015_16 | HB 801 | Georgia HB 801 (2015_16) |
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Georgia HB 801 (2015_16) — HOPE; include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; revise provisions
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 various provisions regarding the HOPE scholarship; to include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; to provide for weighted scores for certain college coursework; to clarify definitions; 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.
- HB 801/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 6322/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 6377S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 6377S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 33 6582S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 167–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-01-21 House Hopper
- 2016-01-22 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2016-01-25 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2016-01-27 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2016-02-03 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2016-02-03 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2016-02-04 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2016-03-10 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2016-03-11 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2016-03-16 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2016-03-16 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2016-03-22 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2016-03-29 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-05-03 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2016-05-03 Act 617
executive-signature - 2016-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a727f1f-2f9a-44f6-a695-9c3a7e88acc2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).