HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform reporting system for certain purposes, dual credit courses, and academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship, so as to provide for the inclusion of advanced...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform reporting system for certain purposes, dual credit courses, and academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship, so as to provide for the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for the HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; to provide for
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 3, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 9, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 10, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 27, 2026
House Third Readers · Apr 2, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 468 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 36, nay 17, notVoting 2, excused 1
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 25, nay 25, notVoting 5, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 167, nay 2, notVoting 7, excused 4
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-06 · yea 50, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 3
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