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Senate Higher Education Committee

Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Senate Higher Education Committee Bills & Legislation

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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB982

Introduced
1/22/24  
Report Pass
2/1/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Engrossed
2/8/24  
Report Pass
2/1/24  
Refer
2/9/24  
Engrossed
2/8/24  
Report Pass
3/7/24  
Refer
2/9/24  
Enrolled
4/1/24  
Report Pass
3/7/24  
Chaptered
5/2/24  
Enrolled
4/1/24  
Chaptered
5/2/24  
State Workforce Development Board; publish a High-demand Career List most critical to the state's current and future workforce needs; require
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB970

Introduced
1/22/24  
Report Pass
2/1/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Engrossed
2/8/24  
Report Pass
2/1/24  
Refer
2/9/24  
Engrossed
2/8/24  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Refer
2/9/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Chaptered
5/2/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
5/2/24  
Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship; victims of human trafficking are eligible; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB985

Introduced
1/22/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Introduced
1/22/24  
Engrossed
2/1/24  
Report Pass
1/25/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Engrossed
2/1/24  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Enrolled
4/1/24  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Chaptered
4/22/24  
Enrolled
4/1/24  
Chaptered
4/22/24  
Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; abolish; O.C.G.A.; remove cross-references and make conforming changes
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB399

Introduced
1/25/24  
Refer
1/26/24  
Introduced
1/25/24  
Report Pass
2/15/24  
Refer
1/26/24  
Engrossed
2/26/24  
Report Pass
2/15/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
2/26/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Chaptered
5/2/24  
Enrolled
4/2/24  
Chaptered
5/2/24  
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to enter into and amend existing agreements with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; encourage and state expectations
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB185

Introduced
2/1/23  
Report Pass
2/27/23  
Introduced
2/1/23  
Engrossed
3/1/23  
Report Pass
2/27/23  
Refer
3/2/23  
Engrossed
3/1/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Refer
3/2/23  
Report Pass
3/14/24  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Education; provide for HOPE Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) grants
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB86

Introduced
2/2/23  
Refer
2/6/23  
Introduced
2/2/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Refer
2/6/23  
Engrossed
3/1/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Engrossed
3/1/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Chaptered
4/27/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Chaptered
4/27/23  
Education; eligible students participating in the Dual Enrollment program to access HOPE career grant funds for certain CTAE courses; allow
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB228

Introduced
2/2/23  
Report Pass
3/2/23  
Introduced
2/2/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/2/23  
Refer
3/7/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/20/23  
Refer
3/7/23  
Enrolled
4/3/24  
Report Pass
3/20/23  
Vetoed
5/7/24  
Enrolled
4/3/24  
Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB249

Introduced
2/6/23  
Report Pass
2/27/23  
Introduced
2/6/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
2/27/23  
Refer
3/7/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Refer
3/7/23  
Enrolled
4/6/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Vetoed
5/5/23  
Enrolled
4/6/23  
Education; needs based financial aid program; provide definition
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB319

Introduced
2/8/23  
Report Pass
2/16/23  
Introduced
2/8/23  
Engrossed
2/23/23  
Report Pass
2/16/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Engrossed
2/23/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Enrolled
3/30/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Vetoed
4/4/23  
Enrolled
3/30/23  
Education; abolish Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB137

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Introduced
2/9/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB392

Introduced
2/14/23  
Report Pass
3/2/23  
Introduced
2/14/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Report Pass
3/2/23  
Refer
3/7/23  
Engrossed
3/6/23  
Georgia Endowment for Teaching Professionals; create
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB181

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Education; public schools and public postsecondary institutions shall not accept funding from or enter into contracts with foreign adversaries; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB180

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
4/28/25  
High Demand Apprenticeship Program; opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide
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Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB56

Introduced
1/23/23  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Introduced
1/23/23  
Engrossed
2/29/24  
Report Pass
2/22/24  
Refer
3/4/24  
Engrossed
2/29/24  
Report Pass
3/21/24  
Refer
3/4/24  
Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB193

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Chaptered
4/28/25  
State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; authorize