Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1382: Education; institutions grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service; maintain policies
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to encourage the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and authorize the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to maintain policies for institutions and units of each system to grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service; to encourage and authorize the use of joint service transcripts and related credit recommendations; to encourage and authorize the development of a guide in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Service for certain students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to encourage the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and authorize the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to maintain policies for institutions and units of each system to grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service; to encourage and authorize the use of joint service transcripts and related credit recommendations…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to encourage the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and authorize the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to maintain policies for institutions and units of each system to grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service; to encourage and authorize the use of joint service transcripts and related credit recommendations; to encourage and authorize the development of a guide in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Service for certain students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to education, is amended in Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3, relating to university system, by revising Code Section 20-3-69, which is reserved, as follows: "20-3-69. (a) The board is encouraged to maintain a policy by which institutions of the university system shall grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students for college H. B. 1382 LC 61 0379 level learning acquired prior to enrollment from military service; provided, however, that the training and experience obtained through such military …