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type: "Bill"
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title: "General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15, 20, 25, 40, 42, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, education, fire protection and safety, motor vehicles and traffic, penal institutions, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to update and replace terminology related to general educational development (GED) diplomas; to provide for state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; to update the minimum standards and requirements for such diplomas to be established by the Technical College System of Georgia; 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 397"
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citation: "Georgia SB 397 (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", "Brian Strickland", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "Jennifer Jordan", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "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", "Sheikh Rahman", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-26"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/837b928a-249d-4790-afbf-6e7acada8c3f"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f7e2a4a9e8264d7788a8445da430548037780274c9d7e7ded13ef41534945bfe"
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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 397 (2021_22) — General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15, 20, 25, 40, 42, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, education, fire protection and safety, motor vehicles and traffic, penal institutions, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to update and replace terminology related to general educational development (GED) diplomas; to provide for state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; to update the minimum standards and requirements for such diplomas to be established by the Technical College System of Georgia; 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 50 0241-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/204153.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207553.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 50 0321-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206794.pdf)
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4. **SB 397/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211032.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **54–0** (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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- 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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- Brian Strickland — 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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- 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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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — 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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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Jordan — 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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- 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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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2022-01-26** Senate Hopper
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- **2022-01-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-29** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-29** Act 726 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-01** 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/837b928a-249d-4790-afbf-6e7acada8c3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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