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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide for the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; to provide for a pilot program by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to allow students who are 16 years of age or older, who have completed certain secondary school coursework requirements, and who have withdrawn from secondary school, to enroll in the Dual Achieve Program at a technical college of this state and achieve a high school diploma in conjunction with successful completion of the program; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "SB 204"
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citation: "Georgia SB 204 (2021_22)"
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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", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "Dean Burke", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lester Jackson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michelle Au", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sally Harrell", "Sheikh Rahman", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-18"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f135b72f-8cb5-40f7-94e0-81dd1c69cf23"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "880c3936f63dfceb5e2c71eafb11ba4dc26083d2e1696cad167a1236159fd693"
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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 204 (2021_22) — Education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide for the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; to provide for a pilot program by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to allow students who are 16 years of age or older, who have completed certain secondary school coursework requirements, and who have withdrawn from secondary school, to enroll in the Dual Achieve Program at a technical college of this state and achieve a high school diploma in conjunction with successful completion of the program; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education; 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 49 0437** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198088.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199454.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 0443S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198541.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 0554S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201435.pdf)
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5. **LC 49 0562S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202054.pdf)
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6. **SB 204/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202221.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO TABLE ALL BILLS ON RULES CALENDAR — **33–14** (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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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — 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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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — 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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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michelle Au — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-18** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-29** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2021-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-06** Act 253 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/f135b72f-8cb5-40f7-94e0-81dd1c69cf23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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