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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Quality Basic Education Act\"; program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; provisions; 'Move on When Ready Act'"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the \"Quality Basic Education Act,\" so as to revise provisions relating to the program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; to provide for a short title; to provide a program for eligible students to take dual credit courses; to repeal a statute relating to dual credit courses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 132"
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citation: "Georgia SB 132 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Bruce Thompson", "Charlie Bethel", "Curt Thompson", "David Lucas", "David Shafer", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Kirk", "Horacena Tate", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michael Williams", "Mike Crane", "Mike Dugan", "P. K. Martin IV", "Rick Jeffares", "Ronald Ramsey, Sr.", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-02-18"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee0dc1e1-b63c-460e-b532-20c7bf62abd8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e44965684910d0d49f1826328b5c979e2be8f2f05556dab42382e22336a192bc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 132 (2015_16) — "Quality Basic Education Act"; program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; provisions; 'Move on When Ready Act'
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise provisions relating to the program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; to provide for a short title; to provide a program for eligible students to take dual credit courses; to repeal a statute relating to dual credit courses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 33 5905-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148415.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150560.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150527.pdf)
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4. **LC 33 6201-ECS/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152557.pdf)
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5. **SB 132/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153728.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Curt Thompson — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- David Shafer — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Crane — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Ronald Ramsey, Sr. — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-18** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2015-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-08** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-04-30** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-04-30** Act 34 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee0dc1e1-b63c-460e-b532-20c7bf62abd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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