Education; institutions grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service; maintain policies

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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 cre…

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 20, 2026

Who it affects

Veteran / service member

Allows for academic credit to be granted based on military service, potentially reducing the time and cost to complete a degree.

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Veteran / service memberdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Allows for academic credit to be granted based on military service, potentially reducing the time and cost to complete a degree.
“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”· Title 20

What the Bill Does

Encourages the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to maintain policies for granting academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service.
Authorizes the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to maintain policies for granting academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service.
Encourages and authorizes the use of joint service transcripts and related credentials for granting academic credit.

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