# Georgia HB 1293: Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide Georgia HB 1293, Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1293-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 1293 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-12 - Last action: 2026-05-05, House Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Charles Martin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Higher Education, Education and Youth, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Diploma pathway stays open for students: benefit, medium. The law makes Georgia’s Dual Achievement Program permanent and statewide, removing its planned July 1, 2031 end date. Georgia’s technical college system runs the program through participating colleges. Students earn a high school diploma by completing required counseling, assessments, rigorous coll… - Easier school access for diploma students: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, withdrawn students seeking to join the program can re-enroll in their resident school or school system. This enrollment is only for recordkeeping and school accountability, not classroom attendance. The State Board of Education must adopt policies by that date allowing re-enr… - New funding plan for diploma students: benefit, low. Georgia’s technical college board must develop a program funding formula with the Office of Planning and Budget. Starting in Fiscal Year 2028, yearly budget requests must use it to calculate program funding needs. It must consider current and expected enrollment, credits attempted and completed, st… - Tighter entry rules for diploma students: cost, high. The law changes who can join Georgia’s Dual Achievement Program. Before July 1, 2028, students generally must be at least 16 and complete six of nine required courses and associated tests. Those nine courses include two each in English, math, science, and social studies, plus one health/physical ed… - Required diploma program funding transfers end: cost, low. The law ends required per-student funding transfers from the State Board of Education to Georgia’s technical college board. The transfers covered proportional shares of resident school systems’ state formula earnings, state education grants, and federal funds. The removed rule covered eligible prog… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter (Republican), House - Sponsor: Robert Dickey (Republican), House - Sponsor: Tim Fleming (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House - Sponsor: Charles Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 166 | 0 | 9 | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2026-05-05: Act 389 - 2026-05-05: Effective Date - 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2026-03-19: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-06: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-02-24: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2026-02-18: House Second Readers (House) - 2026-02-17: House First Readers (House) - 2026-02-12: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 1293/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246709) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 1293/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246709) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1293-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).