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Committee clears pay‑for‑performance adult high‑school diploma program aimed at ages 21–40
Summary
Senate Bill 193 would create a pay‑for‑performance adult diploma program administered by TCSG for Georgians aged roughly 21–40, awarding milestone payments to providers when students complete units, employability credentials, workforce credentials and diplomas; the committee amended accreditation language and approved the bill.
The Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee advanced Senate Bill 193 (LC 610132), which would establish a pay‑for‑performance adult workforce diploma program administered by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) to help Georgians age 21 through 40 earn a high‑school diploma and workforce credentials.
Sponsor remarks described the program as a complement to TCSG’s existing Dual Achieve program (which serves ages 16–21) and said the new program would pick up where Dual Achieve leaves off. The bill adopts a milestone payment structure: providers would receive payments tied to completed units of high‑school credit, employability‑skills certification, workforce credentials, and awarding of the diploma. The sponsor characterized the model as paying for results rather than enrollment.
TCSG requested late arriving technical amendments limiting which accrediting or crediting entities may administer programs; the committee accepted a motion to strike a set of lines to align crediting language with TCSG’s request. Committee members asked whether the program duplicates existing TCSG authority and whether the system could implement the change by rule; the sponsor said statutory language is intended to align with Dual Achieve and to create a separate pathway for older learners, not to duplicate existing programs.
Committee discussion clarified that credits transferred in would be recognized but providers would be paid only for milestones they administer; TCSG said the program’s pay‑for‑results structure is designed to reward completion and credential attainment rather than mere enrollment.
A motion to amend (striking specified lines) passed without recorded opposition, and the amended bill received committee approval on a voice vote with one recorded opposed. The committee also requested that TCSG provide program details and a year‑end report showing where apprenticeship and diploma program funds have been used.
If enacted, the measure would authorize TCSG to select accredited providers to deliver adult diploma services and pay providers by milestone, subject to reporting requirements and accreditations specified in the statute as amended.
