Georgia House Bill 853

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on November 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-12 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal the "Drug-free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990"; to remove provisions making students convicted of certain drug offenses ineligible for loans, scholarships, and grants; to provide that students shall not be deemed ineligible for HOPE scholarships or grants based solely on certain convictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Drug-free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990; repeal

Rep. Eric Bell [D]	Rep. Jordan Ridley [R]	Rep. David Clark [R]	Rep. Tanya Miller [D]
Rep. Lydia Glaize [D]	Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-12	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-09	House	House First Readers
2024-02-08	House	House Hopper
2023-11-22	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65842
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220558
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223371