Bill Text: GA HB837 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: HOPE grants; lower grade point average for maintaining eligibility; provide

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - House Second Readers [HB837 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB837-Introduced.html

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12 LC 33 4468

House Bill 837

By: Representatives Evans of the 40th, Gordon of the 162nd, Ehrhart of the 36th, Stephens of the 164th, Ashe of the 56th, and others

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 HOPE grants, so as to lower the minimum cumulative grade point average required for maintaining eligibility for a HOPE grant; 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 HOPE grants, 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 shall, in addition to meeting the residency requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Code Section 20-3-519.1:

(1) Meet achievement standards by earning a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 2.5 at the end of the quarter or semester in which the student has attended 30 or 60 semester hours or 45 or 90 quarter hours of courses towards a diploma or certificate for which the student received HOPE funds pursuant to this part. The grade point average shall be calculated using such 30 semester or 45 quarter hours taken pursuant to this subsection. An otherwise eligible student who attains or regains a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 2.5 at the end of a quarter or semester in which the student has attempted 30 or 60 semester hours or 45 or 90 quarter hours may qualify or requalify for a HOPE grant; provided, however, that a student who receives a HOPE grant and loses eligibility pursuant to this paragraph is only eligible to regain or requalify for the HOPE grant one time; 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.