GA HB1231 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on April 3 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-03 - House Sent to Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship and award amount, to allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking a baccalaureate degree and a first professional degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to allow academically successful students who commence a graduate program at an eligible postsecondary institution within 18 months of earning a baccalaureate degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Postsecondary education; allow academically successful students to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-28 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #879 (Y: 166 N: 1 NV: 7 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-26 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #816 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - House - Passage: House Vote #597 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-03HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2024-03-28HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-26SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-26SenateSenate Third Read
2024-03-26SenateSenate Taken from Table
2024-03-26SenateSenate Tabled
2024-03-21SenateSenate Read Second Time
2024-03-21SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-03-04SenateSenate Read and Referred
2024-02-29HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-29HouseHouse Third Readers
2024-02-22HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-15HouseHouse Second Readers
2024-02-13HouseHouse First Readers
2024-02-12HouseHouse Hopper

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Bill Comments

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