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GA HB1072
Bill
Status
Passed
5/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Christian Coomer
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AI Summary
- Removes the provision that made Georgia National Guard members ineligible for state service cancelable educational loans during any school term in which they were receiving HOPE scholarship or HOPE grant funds, allowing them to receive both forms of assistance simultaneously
- Amends Code Section 20-3-374 governing service cancelable educational loans issued by the Georgia Student Finance Authority
- Retains all other existing eligibility requirements, including Georgia residency, active National Guard membership in good standing, undergraduate enrollment at a Georgia institution, and a maximum of five academic years of loan assistance
- Loan amounts remain capped at the lesser of actual tuition charged or the tuition rate at the University of Georgia, with terms set by the authority in consultation with the Department of Defense
- Loans continue to be cancelable upon satisfactory completion of study periods in consideration of the student retaining Georgia National Guard membership during the applicable loan period
Legislative Description
Education; service cancelable loan fund; remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2016
Committee Referrals
Higher Education2/29/2016
Higher Education2/22/2016
Full Bill Text
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