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GA HB291
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/8/2021
Primary Sponsor
Katie Dempsey
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AI Summary
- Effective July 1, 2023, new tuition equalization grant recipients at private colleges and universities in Georgia must be enrolled in a STEM field program of study to qualify; students already receiving grants are grandfathered in
- Expands the definition of "approved school" to include qualified proprietary institutions offering baccalaureate nursing degree programs that are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or the Higher Learning Commission, accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and maintain a National Council Licensure Examination four-year average passage rate of at least 85 percent
- Requires the Georgia Student Finance Commission, in coordination with the University System of Georgia, to create and publish on its website an official list of qualifying STEM field programs of study
- Caps tuition equalization grants at no more than 127 semester hours or 190 quarter hours per undergraduate student, with graduate student grants requiring specific authorization in appropriations Acts
- Reflects legislative findings that Georgia faces workforce shortages in nursing and STEM fields and that financial assistance is a crucial element in addressing those shortages
Legislative Description
Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school
Last Action
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/30/2022
Committee Referrals
Higher Education3/9/2021
Higher Education2/4/2021
Full Bill Text
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