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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education; student who completes certain requirements relating to postsecondary coursework awarded a high school diploma"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that a student who completes certain requirements relating to postsecondary coursework may be awarded a high school diploma; to provide for rules and regulations; 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 2"
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citation: "Georgia SB 2 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Charlie Bethel", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Shafer", "Ellis Black", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Greg Kirk", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Michael Williams", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "P. K. Martin IV", "Renee Unterman", "Rick Jeffares", "Ross Tolleson", "Steve Gooch", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "William Jackson", "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: "2015-01-12"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b99c6e1c-aa84-4a7e-a77a-4dc4c75eeab3"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "25b42559a58c6eb9227042cf4e8fc84be42f7b282f4f33067f06295a3aa39f94"
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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 2 (2015_16) — Education; student who completes certain requirements relating to postsecondary coursework awarded a high school diploma
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that a student who completes certain requirements relating to postsecondary coursework may be awarded a high school diploma; to provide for rules and regulations; 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 5763** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145287.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146763.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 33 5850S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146305.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amendment - AM 33 1540** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152115.pdf)
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5. **SB 2/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152455.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- David Shafer — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — 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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- Greg Kirk — 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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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — 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 Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — 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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- **2015-01-12** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-01-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-01-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-02-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-02-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-02-03** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-24** House Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-09** 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 33 `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/b99c6e1c-aa84-4a7e-a77a-4dc4c75eeab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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