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GA HR1343
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2018
Primary Sponsor
Earl Ehrhart
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AI Summary
- Creates an eight-member Joint Study Committee on State Tuition Assistance for Independent College Students, with four members appointed by the Speaker of the House and four by the President of the Senate, each designating a cochairperson
- Addresses the disparity in state tuition support, noting that independent college students receive only $475.00 per semester in tuition equalization grants while University System of Georgia students receive more than $3,000.00 per semester in taxpayer-supported tuition funding
- Notes the tuition equalization grant has increased only $13.00 since 1990, and that HOPE and Zell Miller scholarship awards for independent college students are lower than those for public college students
- More than 28,569 Georgia residents currently utilize tuition equalization grants at independent colleges, which also provide over $17,133.00 in institutional grant aid for need-based entering freshmen
- The committee is charged with studying these conditions and recommending any necessary legislation, with a report due before the committee's abolishment date of December 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Joint Study Committee on State Tuition Assistance for Independent College Students; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/28/2018
Full Bill Text
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