Bill Text: GA SB364 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Educational Programs; use of standards base grading in grades 4 through 12; prohibit

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-07 - Senate Third Read Lost [SB364 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB364-Amended.html

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12 AM 33 1187

NOT GERMANE
Senators Carter of the 42nd, Henson of the 41st and Tate of the 38th offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Education and Youth Committee substitute to SB 364 (LC 33 4643S) by inserting after "definition;" on line 4 the following:

to amend Code Section 20-3-519.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to add a maximum annual household income requirement for purposes of eligibility; to provide for an annual determination; to exempt Zell Miller Scholars; to provide for applicability;

By inserting between lines 60 and 61 the following:

SECTION 2A.

Code Section 20-3-519.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for HOPE scholarships and grants, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (4) of this subsection, 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.

(2) In setting the maximum annual household income level, the commission shall take into consideration the amount of funds appropriated for HOPE scholarships and grants pursuant to the applicable Appropriations Act and set the maximum annual household income level so as to maximize, to the extent possible, the number of persons eligible to receive a HOPE scholarship or grant.

(3) This subsection shall not apply to a student that meets the requirements to be a Zell Miller Scholar.

(4) A student who meets the income eligibility requirements pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deemed eligible under such paragraph for the remainder of his or her postsecondary education for purposes of this part.

(5) This subsection shall apply beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year."