Bill Text: GA SB451 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: HOPE Scholarships; home study students; min. SAT or ACT score for purposes of eligibility; revise requirements
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-17 - Senate Read and Referred [SB451 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB451-Introduced.html
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Senate
Bill 451
By:
Senators Loudermilk of the 52nd, Carter of the 1st, Rogers of the 21st, Hill of
the 32nd, Crane of the 28th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to revise
requirements for home study students who earn a minimum SAT or ACT score for
purposes of eligibility for a HOPE scholarship; to provide for related matters;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, is amended in Code Section
20-3-519.2, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship, by
revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)
To be eligible for a HOPE scholarship, an entering freshman student seeking an
associate or baccalaureate degree at an eligible postsecondary institution
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:
(A)
Having graduated from an eligible high school while meeting the curriculum
requirements of his or her program of study in 1993 or thereafter and meeting
the requirements set out in the applicable subsection and paragraph of Code
Section 20-2-157;
(B)
In the case of a student who is otherwise qualified but:
(i)
Did not graduate from high school or complete a home study program meeting the
requirements of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690, having received the
general educational development (GED) diploma awarded by the Department of
Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of
Georgia, after June 30, 1993, provided that such student shall only be eligible
for a HOPE scholarship pursuant to subsection (c) of this Code
section;
(ii)
Completed a home study program meeting the requirements of subsection (c) of
Code Section 20-2-690 in lieu of graduating from an eligible high school,
earning a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 at an eligible
postsecondary institution at the end of the quarter or semester in which the
student has attempted 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours, provided that such
student shall be eligible to receive a retroactive HOPE scholarship for such
student's freshman year to be paid at the end of the freshman year;
or
(iii)
Graduated from a high school which is not an eligible high school, earning a
cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 at an eligible postsecondary
institution at the end of the quarter or semester in which the student has
attempted 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours, provided that such student
shall be eligible to receive a retroactive HOPE scholarship for such student's
freshman year to be paid at the end of the freshman year;
or
(C)
In the case of an otherwise qualified student who:
(i)
Did not graduate from high school or complete a home study program meeting the
requirements of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690 but received the general
educational development (GED) diploma awarded by the Department of Technical and
Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia, after
June 30, 1993;
or
(ii)
Completed a home study program meeting the requirements of subsection (c) of
Code Section 20-2-690 in lieu of graduating from an eligible high school;
or
(iii)(ii)
Graduated from a high school which is not an eligible high school,
earning
a score in the eighty-fifth percentile or higher nationally on a standardized
college admission test, such as the SAT or ACT;
and
or
(D)
In the case of an otherwise qualified student who completed a home study program
meeting the requirements of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690 in lieu of
graduating from an eligible high school, earning a score of at least 1,200
combined critical reading score and math score on a single administration of the
SAT or an ACT composite scale score of at least 26; and
(2)
Meet enrollment standards by being admitted, enrolled, and classified as an
undergraduate student in a matriculated status."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
