Bill Text: GA HB162 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Georgia Military College; eligible for HOPE grants; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-28 - House Second Readers [HB162 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB162-Introduced.html

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09 LC 33 2694

House Bill 162

By: Representative Harbin of the 118th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE grant at a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia, so as to provide that students at Georgia Military College shall be eligible for HOPE grants; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE grant at a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) To be eligible for a HOPE grant, a student seeking a diploma or certificate at a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia, or a unit of the University System of Georgia, or at Georgia Military College shall:

(1) Meet residency requirements by meeting the requirements to be classified as a legal resident of Georgia as established by the program promulgated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission which shall be based upon the in-state tuition policy of the board of regents, and the in-state tuition guidelines set by the Technical College System of Georgia, and the in-state tuition guidelines set by Georgia Military College; and

(2) Meet enrollment standards by being admitted, enrolled, and classified as an undergraduate student in a matriculated status in a program of study leading to a certificate or diploma and maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices used for federal Title IV programs by the institution at which the student is enrolled."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.