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GA SB137
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
Max Burns
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AI Summary
- Amends the definition of "approved school" under Georgia's tuition equalization grant program for private colleges and universities (O.C.G.A. § 20-3-411)
- Replaces the requirement that a qualified proprietary institution must have been "in existence in the State of Georgia for at least ten years" with a requirement that it be "located in this state since on or before January 1, 2021"
- Shifts the deadline by which institutions must have met all eligibility requirements from January 1, 2011, to January 1, 2021, expanding the pool of potentially qualifying schools
- Updates the approval criteria language by replacing "physical plant facilities" with "instructional campuses, facilities, or other physical sites" and changing "library sources" to "resources"
- Retains all other existing eligibility requirements, including accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, baccalaureate degree-granting status, Pell Grant eligibility, and approval by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
Legislative Description
Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/13/2024
Committee Referrals
Higher Education3/7/2023
Higher Education2/13/2023
Full Bill Text
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