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Committee hears bill to make TCSG dual‑achievement pilot permanent after four years of enrollment gains
Summary
House Bill 217 would make permanent a dual‑achievement pilot program run by the Technical College System of Georgia that lets students who have dropped out finish a high school diploma while earning technical credentials; sponsors presented enrollment and outcome figures and asked the committee for further consideration.
Representative Hong presented House Bill 217 to make permanent a dual‑achievement pilot that allows students who have withdrawn from high school to complete remaining high‑school coursework at participating technical colleges while also earning technical certificates.
The pilot was created by SB 204 in 2021 and operates at five pilot sites: Albany Technical College, Athens Technical College, Atlanta Technical College, Central Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee Technical College. Representative Hong told the committee the program has enrolled more than 2,300 students since inception. Testimony and system officials reported that, to date, 344…
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