Georgia Legislative Watch

HB152 - HOPE scholarships and grants; home study course; provisions
Sponsored by: Lunsford,John 110th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide that qualified students who complete a home study course and who score in the ninetieth percentile or higher on a standardized college admission test shall be eligible for the HOPE scholarship; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB131 - Georgia HERO Scholarship; surviving spouses; change definitions
Sponsored by: Horne,Billy 71st

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-485 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship, so as to provide that surviving spouses shall be eligible students; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB35 - Georgia, University System; students; home study program; authorize board of regents to promulgate rules/reg. regarding such admissions
Sponsored by: Pearson,Chip 51st

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide that students who have completed a home study program who apply for admission to member institutions of the University System of Georgia as an undergraduate student and who meet certain criteria shall be considered for admission on the same basis; to authorize the board of regents to promulgate rules and regulations regarding such admissions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB63 - Georgia Student Finance Authority; direct loans; certain students; provisions
Sponsored by: Powell,Alan 29th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for direct loans to students for attendance at certain postsecondary institutions at the rate of 1 percent annually; to provide for definitions; to provide for the maximum amount of such loans; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for the random selection of recipients of such loans from eligible applicants; to provide for a fund for such loans that is separate from the general loan fund; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.