Georgia Code
Part 4 - Financing
§ 20-2-161.3. Dual Enrollment Act; Purpose; Dual Credit Courses; Eligibility for Participation; Eligibility for Payment

(a.1) The purpose of the Dual Enrollment program is to promote and increase access to postsecondary educational opportunities for Georgia high school students while increasing high school graduation rates, preparing a skilled workforce, and decreasing time and cost to postsecondary credential completion.
Students who have taken dual credit courses in pursuit of a high school diploma under this paragraph, and were funded under this part, on or before June 30, 2020, shall not be subject to any maximum credit hour caps as set forth in this Code section. Such students may continue participation in the program until the student completes the coursework required for his or her high school diploma.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-161.3 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 228, § 2/HB 149; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49; Ga. L. 2015, p. 120, § 1/SB 132; Ga. L. 2017, p. 119, § 2/SB 211; Ga. L. 2018, p. 747, § 1/SB 401; Ga. L. 2020, p. 4, § 1/HB 444.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, rewrote this Code section.
The 2017 amendment, effective April 27, 2017, added paragraph (f)(4).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in subsection (j), deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (j)(2), added “; and” at the end of paragraph (j)(3), and added paragraph (j)(4); and added subsection (n).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted “‘Dual Enrollment Act’” for “‘Move on When Ready Act’” at the end of subsection (a); added subsection (a.1); added paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(7); redesignated former paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(8) as present paragraphs (b)(8) through (b)(12), respectively, rewrote paragraph (b)(9), which read: “‘Eligible high school student’” means a student who is:
“(A) Entering or enrolled in eleventh or twelfth grade at an eligible high school taking any eligible dual credit course at any eligible postsecondary institution; or
“(B) Entering or enrolled in tenth grade at an eligible high school when such student:
“(i) Is enrolled in an eligible CTAE course at an institution within the Technical College System of Georgia;
“(ii) Has obtained prior to the beginning of the term of dual enrollment coursework an SAT or ACT test score that would meet the assessment requirements of a Zell Miller Scholar pursuant to division (27)(A)(i) of Code Section 20-3-519 and is taking eligible core courses at any eligible postsecondary institution; or
“(iii) Was enrolled as a ninth grader in one or more dual credit courses at an eligible postsecondary institution for which payment was made under this part on or before June 30, 2020.”; and substituted “means an” for “means any” in the middle of paragraph (b)(10); substituted “An eligible” for “Any eligible” at the beginning of the first sentence of subsection (c); substituted “In order to participate in the program, each” for “Each” at the beginning of subsection (e); in paragraph (f)(1), substituted “such course” for “that course” twice and substituted “such student’s” for “the student’s” in the last sentence; in paragraph (f)(3), substituted “an eligible” for “any eligible” in the first sentence, substituted “department” for “Department of Education” in the last sentence, and added the ending undesignated paragraph; in the proviso of paragraph (f)(4), deleted “high school” preceding “student” and substituted “tenth grade” for “his or her sophomore year”; added the second sentence in subsection (h); in subsection (i), designated the existing provisions as paragraph (i)(1), substituted “a” for “the” in the fourth sentence, and added paragraph (i)(2); rewrote subsections (j) and (k); inserted “taking an eligible dual credit course” in the last sentence of subsection (l); in the middle of subsection (m), substituted “department” for “Department of Education” and inserted “that”; rewrote subsection (n); and added subsection (o).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 228, § 1/HB 149, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be referred to as the ‘Move on When Ready Act.’”
Administrative rules and regulations.
Dual enrollment, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, Division of General Instruction, Sec. 160-4-2-.34.