2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB397: General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide

Legislative Summary

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.

Bill History

1/26/2022
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/27/2022
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/17/2022
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/22/2022
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/24/2022
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/24/2022
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/28/2022
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/25/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
4/29/2022
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
4/29/2022
Act 726
4/29/2022
Effective Date 2022-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #804
3/29/2022
147
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
25
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #549
2/24/2022
54
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/29/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197018.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197018.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197019.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197019.5 KB