The sponsor, Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, said his constituents wanted the expansion, which now goes to the desk of Gov. Brian Kemp. The House of Representatives added language codifying a pre-existing college mentorship and scholarship program for low-income students known as REACH Georgia, and the Senate, on Tuesday, the last day of the 2019 legislative session, approved the addition.

The bill was among several addressing curriculum. Another, a mandate to offer computer science courses, passed the General Assembly last week.