GA HB853 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Status

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

Summary

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.

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Title

Drug-free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990; repeal

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-12HouseHouse Second Readers
2024-02-09HouseHouse First Readers
2024-02-08HouseHouse Hopper
2023-11-22HouseHouse Prefiled

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