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Committee OKs update to completion schools network to expand outreach and allow direct enrollment for some older students

House Education Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

HB907 (substitute) updates the statewide completion‑school network: requires twice‑yearly outreach and registration information, allows parents to directly enroll students 18–22 in completion schools, preserves service continuity for unserved districts and includes state startup funding for Columbus; committee advanced the substitute by voice vote.

Madam Pro Tem (speaker 12) presented HB907 (LC492591S), a substitute updating rules for completion schools (formerly called alternative schools) and reporting the program’s statewide expansion. She said the state divided completion schools into seven regional zones, has added sites in several regions and plans Columbus to come online next school year with…

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