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GA HB955
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2018
Primary Sponsor
Spencer Frye
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AI Summary
- HOPE grants would be increased to cover the full cost of a student's current academic year standard undergraduate tuition, rather than the lesser fixed "HOPE award amount"
- Eliminates the separate "Zell Miller Grant Scholar" designation for HOPE grant recipients, which previously required a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 to receive additional funding covering the gap between the HOPE award amount and full tuition
- Removes the tiered grant structure by striking the provision (subsection d.1) that awarded Zell Miller Grant Scholars a supplemental amount on top of the base HOPE grant
- All HOPE grant-eligible students would receive full tuition coverage regardless of GPA, subject to General Assembly appropriations and the Lottery for Education Account
- Amends Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Code Sections 20-3-519 and 20-3-519.5)
Legislative Description
Education; HOPE grants cover full cost of tuition; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/21/2018
Full Bill Text
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