Bill Text: GA HB326 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: HOPE program; comprehensive revisions; provide

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-15 - Effective Date [HB326 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB326-Amended.html

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Senators Henson of the 41st, Thompson of the 33rd, Hooks of the 14th, Butler of the 55th and Brown of the 26th offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Higher Education Committee substitute to HB 326 (LC 33 4133-ECS) by striking lines 103 and 104 and by striking "(9.2)" on line 105 and inserting in its place "(9.1)".

By striking lines 160 through 162 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(18) 'Mandatory fees' means fees approved by the Georgia Student Finance Commission that are charged by a postsecondary institution to every student enrolled in that institution, regardless of the student's program of study.

By striking lines 121 through 126.

By striking lines 129 through 142 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(13.1) 'HOPE award amount' means the amount of HOPE award to be made to an eligible student as follows:

(A) At an eligible public postsecondary institution, the HOPE award amount is equal to the standard annual tuition rate at such institution; or

(B) At an eligible private postsecondary institution, the HOPE award amount shall be not less than $1,500.00 for half-time enrollment and not less than $3,000.00 for full-time enrollment for any academic year, subject to the amounts appropriated by the General Assembly and provisions relating to the shortfall reserve in Code Section 50-27-13.

By striking the quotation mark at the end of line 263 and by adding after line 263 the following:

(c) A student whose family income exceeds the maximum annual household income level established annually by the Georgia Student Finance Commission shall not be eligible for a HOPE scholarship or grant; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to Zell Miller Scholars."

By striking lines 498 through 504 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(f) For each semester of eligibility, Zell Miller Scholars shall be awarded an amount as follows:

(1) If attending an eligible public institution, a total amount equal to the then current academic year standard undergraduate tuition amount at the institution to be paid, including approved approved mandatory fees, and a book allowance not to exceed $100.00 per quarter or $150.00 per semester, less the amount of the HOPE award amount, if applicable; and

(2) If attending an eligible private institution, an amount equal to the difference between the HOPE award amount and the HOPE tuition payment.