12 AM
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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 20-3-519.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to eligibility requirements for HOPE grants, so as to eliminate the
minimum grade point average requirement for maintaining eligibility for a HOPE
grant;
By
inserting between lines 60 and 61 the following:
SECTION
2A.
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 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
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
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."