Bill Text: GA SB220 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; provide for scholarships for the children killed/disabled as result of combat wounds
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-03 - Senate Read and Referred [SB220 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB220-Introduced.html
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Senate
Bill 220
By:
Senators Reed of the 35th, Tarver of the 22nd, Thompson of the 33rd, Harp of the
29th and Jones of the 10th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 4 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to military scholarships, so as to provide for
scholarships for the children of persons killed or disabled as a result of
combat wounds; to define certain terms; to provide for a scholarship equal to
the tuition charges; to provide that the grant of such scholarships shall be
contingent on funding; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
4 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to military scholarships, is amended by adding three new
Code sections to read as follows:
"20-3-495.
As
used in this part, the term:
(1)
'Approved school' means a school which is a unit of the University System of
Georgia or a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia.
(2)
'Eligible student' means a person who:
(A)
Is a child whose parent sustained qualified combat-related
injuries;
(B)
Meets residency requirements to be classified as a legal resident of Georgia as
established pursuant to regulations of the authority and who remains a citizen
of the state while receiving funds under this part; and
(C)
Is 25 years of age or younger and is enrolled as a full-time or part-time
student in an approved school.
(3)
'Parent' means the biological parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian of an
eligible student.
(4)
'Qualified combat-related injuries' means injuries sustained as a member of the
United States armed forces in a location outside of the United States and its
territories designated by the United States Department of Defense as a combat
zone after September 11, 2001, which results in death or a 50 percent
disability.
20-3-496.
There
is granted to each eligible student attending an approved school a scholarship
grant for a maximum of four award years in a sum equal to the total tuition
charged to such student.
20-3-497.
Grant
assistance to eligible students under this part shall be payable on a pro rata
basis based upon whether the student is enrolled full time or part time and the
number of semesters or quarters of enrollment. The payment of grants to
eligible students under this part shall be contingent upon the appropriation of
funds by the General Assembly for the purposes of this part in annual
appropriations Acts of the General
Assembly."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.