Georgia House Bill 820 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-29 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 revise the value of HOPE GED vouchers; to provide for calculation of such value; to provide for HOPE GED vouchers for individuals who receive a passing score on a HiSet examination administered by the Technical College System of Georgia; to extend the deadline for issuing vouchers; to provide for issuing vouchers to current Georgia residents who were awarded their GED outside of this state; to provide the Georgia Student Finance Commission with discretion to issue such vouchers to individuals beyond the deadline for issuing vouchers; to provide for student eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; value of HOPE GED vouchers; revise

Rep. Rebecca Mitchell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-29	House	House Second Readers
2021-03-25	House	House First Readers
2021-03-23	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60674
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201218