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HB 1619 - Education; PROMISE teacher's scholarships; eligibility

Barnes, Mike (97th)	Benefield, Jimmy W (96th)	Porter, DuBose (143rd)
Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd)	Walker, Larry (141st)

Status Summary	HC:	Ed	SC:	HED	FR:	02/29/00	LA:	05/01/00	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 20-3-519.7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to PROMISE teacher's scholarships, so as to change the requirements for eligibility for the scholarship and define certain terms; and for other purposes.

HB 1619                                            HB 1619/AP 
 
      H. B. No. 1619 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) 
      By:  Representatives Barnes of the 97th, Benefield of the 
      96th, Porter of the 143rd, Jamieson of the 22nd, Walker of 
      the 141st and others 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 20-3-519.7 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to PROMISE teacher's 
  1- 3  scholarships, so as to change the requirements for 
  1- 4  eligibility for the scholarship and define certain terms; to 
  1- 5  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 6       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 7                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 8  Code Section 20-3-519.7 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to PROMISE teacher's scholarships, is 
  1-10  amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) and 
  1-11  inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) and by adding 
  1-12  at the end thereof a new subsection (d) to read, 
  1-13  respectively, as follows: 
 
  1-14    "(a) To be eligible for a PROMISE teacher's scholarship, a 
  1-15    student seeking a bachelor's degree in teacher education 
  1-16    shall: 
 
  1-17      (1) Be admitted, enrolled, and classified as an 
  1-18      undergraduate student in a matriculated status at an 
  1-19      eligible postsecondary institution maintaining 
  1-20      satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the 
  1-21      standards and practices used for federal Title IV 
  1-22      programs by the institution at which the student is 
  1-23      enrolled; 
 
  1-24      (2) For a student in the junior year or a student in the 
  1-25      senior year, have earned a minimum overall cumulative 
  1-26      3.6 3.2 postsecondary grade average in a postsecondary 
  1-27      institution at the beginning of the first term for which 
  1-28      scholarship aid is requested and be maintaining 
  1-29      satisfactory academic progress in his or her course of 
  1-30      study in accordance with the standards and practices 
  1-31      used for federal Title IV programs by the postsecondary 
  1-32      institution in which the student is enrolled;  
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1      (3) For a student in the senior year, have received the 
  2- 2      PROMISE teacher's scholarship in his or her junior year, 
  2- 3      and be maintaining satisfactory academic progress in his 
  2- 4      or her course of study in accordance with the standards 
  2- 5      and practices used for federal Title IV programs by the 
  2- 6      postsecondary institution in which the student is 
  2- 7      enrolled; 
 
  2- 8      (4)(3) Be accepted for enrollment into an approved 
  2- 9      teacher education program in Georgia leading to initial 
  2-10      certification; 
 
  2-11      (5)(4) Not yet have obtained a baccalaureate degree; and 
 
  2-12      (6)(5) Agree to teach in a public school in Georgia at 
  2-13      the preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary level 
  2-14      for one academic year for each $1,500.00 in PROMISE 
  2-15      teacher scholarship funds awarded and sign a promissory 
  2-16      note that stipulates the cash repayment obligation 
  2-17      incurred if the teaching service is not fulfilled." 
 
  2-18    "(d) As used in this Code section and notwithstanding any 
  2-19    provision of Code Section 20-3-519 to the contrary, the 
  2-20    term: 
 
  2-21      (1) 'Student in the junior year' means a student at a 
  2-22      postsecondary institution who is classified as a junior 
  2-23      by the postsecondary institution in which he or she is 
  2-24      enrolled. 
 
  2-25      (2) 'Student in the senior year' means a student at a 
  2-26      postsecondary institution who is classified as a senior 
  2-27      by the postsecondary institution in which he or she is 
  2-28      enrolled." 
 
  2-29                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-30  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-31  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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