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HB1293 • 2025

Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide

Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Jones, Jan
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source text confirms the creation of a funding formula but does not provide the mathematical details or specific variables used in that formula.

HB1293: Updates to the Dual Achievement Program

This law updates who can join Georgia's Dual Achievement Program, creates a new funding formula for it, and removes old rules about participation agreements and testing.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates eligibility requirements for students joining the Dual Achievement Program.
  • Allows students already in the program to stay enrolled under current rules.
  • Creates a specific formula to calculate funding for the program.
  • Removes old laws about participation agreements, QBE funding, and accountability tests.
  • Eliminates a rule that would have ended the program automatically.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students enrolled in or applying to the Dual Achievement Program
  • Schools offering vocational, technical, and adult education courses

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not list the new eligibility details, only that they are updated.
  • The exact math for the new funding formula is not included in this summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide