EDUCATION Elementary and Postsecondary Education: Change the Reporting System and Method for Determining Eligibility for HOPE Scholarships, Other Scholarships, Grants, or Loan Assistance and for Certain Postsecondary Courses and Advanced Placement Courses for Students Enrolling as Freshmen in Eligible Public or Private Postsecondary Institutions on or After May 1, 2007; Add Public and Private Schools Accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools to the Definition of Eligible High Schools for the Purposes of the HOPE Program; Delete an Obsolete Reference; Revise and Add Definitions; Provide for Loss of Eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship for Any Student Who Does Not Poses at Least a Cumulative 3.0 Grade Point Average at the End of Each Spring Quarter or Semester; Provide for Loss of Eligibility for the Hope Scholarship for Any Part-Time Students Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Restoration of This Eligibility; Provide for HOPE Scholarships and HOPE Grants; Provide for Changes to the Amount of HOPE Scholarships at Private Institutions for Students Enrolled Less Than Full-Time; Provide for a Limitation on Quarter Hours or Semester Hours of Eligibility for HOPE Grants and Eligibility for Combined HOPE Scholarships and Grants; Provide for Exceptions; Create the HOPE Scholarship/Pre-K Legislative Oversight Committee; Provide for Membership and Duties of This Oversight Committee; Provide that Employees of Certain Organizations Are Residents of Georgia for Purposes of the HOPE Program; Provide for Changes to the Amount of Book Allowances and Fees for a HOPE Scholarship or Grant Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act amends existing Georgia law relating to the following: (1) the eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships and grants; (2) the residency requirements for HOPE scholarships and grants; (3) the Scholarship's amount as it pertains to fees and books; (4) the hours of eligibility for HOPE grants; (5) the maintenance of a 3.0 grade point average at the end of each spring quarter or semester; and (6) the creation of the Lottery for Education Legislative Oversight Committee to protect the future of HOPE scholarships and grants.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, EDUCATION Elementary and Postsecondary Education: Change the Reporting System and Method for Determining Eligibility for HOPE Scholarships, Other Scholarships, Grants, or Loan Assistance and for Certain Postsecondary Courses and Advanced Placement Courses for Students Enrolling as Freshmen in Eligible Public or Private Postsecondary Institutions on or After May 1, 2007; Add Public and Private Schools Accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools to the Definition of Eligible High Schools for the Purposes of the HOPE Program; Delete an Obsolete Reference; Revise and Add Definitions; Provide for Loss of Eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship for Any Student Who Does Not Poses at Least a Cumulative 3.0 Grade Point Average at the End of Each Spring Quarter or Semester; Provide for Loss of Eligibility for the Hope Scholarship for Any Part-Time Students Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Restoration of This Eligibility; Provide for HOPE Scholarships and HOPE Grants; Provide for Changes to the Amount of HOPE Scholarships at Private Institutions for Students Enrolled Less Than Full-Time; Provide for a Limitation on Quarter Hours or Semester Hours of Eligibility for HOPE Grants and Eligibility for Combined HOPE Scholarships and Grants; Provide for Exceptions; Create the HOPE Scholarship/Pre-K Legislative Oversight Committee; Provide for Membership and Duties of This Oversight Committee; Provide that Employees of Certain Organizations Are Residents of Georgia for Purposes of the HOPE Program; Provide for Changes to the Amount of Book Allowances and Fees for a HOPE Scholarship or Grant Under Certain Conditions; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 21 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol21/iss1/17