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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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Jon Burns
Matt Ramsey
Robert Dickey
Terry Rogers
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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.

  1. HB 801/AP* (committee substitute) — source
  2. LC 33 6322/a (committee substitute) — source
  3. LC 33 6377S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
  4. LC 33 6377S/hs (committee substitute) — source
  5. Sen ctee sub LC 33 6582S (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 1670 (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).