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AN ACT To amend Titles 20, 31, 47, 48, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, health, retirement and pensions, revenue and taxation, and state government, respectively, so as to amend various provisions relating to higher education; to establish the DREAMS scholarship; to provide for policies; to provide for eligibility; to create an endowment fund for such scholarship; to provide for reports; to provide for the inclusion of advanced fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for the HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; to provide for an exception; to require the possession of opioid antagonists by institutions within the University System of Georgia and units within the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for definitions; to provide for possession of opioid antagonists by certain individuals; to require the maintenance of a stock supply of opioid antagonists; to provide for the use and location of opioid antagonist storage compartments; to authorize certain personnel to administer opioid antagonists and carry opioid antagonists; to provide for immunity; to provide that neither civil liability nor professional discipline shall accrue to personnel, the systems, or institutions or units thereof; to make conforming changes; to establish a scholarship for students enrolled medical school; to provide for eligibility; to provide terms and conditions; to modify the maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts under the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; to create a deduction from taxable net income for contributions to certain qualified tuition programs; to provide for publication of list of qualified tuition programs; to exclude part-time students from membership in the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan; to modify provisions relating to the minimum reserve amount of the lottery shortfall reserve; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Billy Hickman (R)*,  Chuck Payne (R)*,  Freddie Sims (D)*,  Shawn Still (R)*,  Rick Williams (R)*,  Scott Hilton (R), 

Effective Date 2026-07-01 (on 05/11/2026)

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