06 LC 33
0984
House
Bill 1200
By:
Representatives Dickson of the
6th,
Maxwell of the
17th,
Coleman of the
97th,
Amerson of the
9th,
and Williams of the
4th
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 change
certain eligibility requirements relating to HOPE
teacheŕs
scholarships; 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 by striking
subsection (a) of Code Section 20-3-519.8, relating to HOPE
teacheŕs
scholarships, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
∀(a)
To be eligible for a HOPE
teacheŕs
scholarship, a student shall:
(1)
Meet the residency requirements by:
(A)
In the case of a student attending a unit of the University System of Georgia,
meeting the requirements to be eligible for in-state tuition under the policy
set by the board of regents; or
(B)
In the case of a student attending an eligible private postsecondary
institution, being classified as a legal resident of Georgia for the purposes of
a tuition equalization grant;
(2)
Be admitted into graduate school and into an advanced degree or approved teacher
education program in a critical shortage field of study leading to certification
or into an
advanced degree program in
education;
(3)
Be one of the following:
(A)
A teacher working in a public or private accredited school in Georgia who has a
baccalaureate degree and is seeking an advanced degree in his or her current
field which is a critical shortage field or in a new critical shortage
field;
(B)
An individual with a baccalaureate degree who is seeking an advanced degree in a
critical shortage field;
(C)
An individual with a baccalaureate degree in a critical shortage field who is
seeking an advanced degree in education;
(C)(D)
An individual with a
masteŕs
degree in a critical shortage field who is seeking certification as a specialist
or a doctorate in his or her current critical shortage field;
(D)(E)
An individual with a
masteŕs
degree in a field which is not a critical shortage field who is seeking an
advanced degree in a critical shortage field;
(E)(F)
An individual who has certification as a specialist in a critical shortage field
who is seeking a doctorate in his or her current critical shortage field;
or
(F)(G)
A teacher working in a public or private accredited school in Georgia who is
seeking to complete an approved program in a critical shortage field for which
degree programs are not generally offered; and
(4)
Agree to teach in his or her critical shortage field in a public school in
Georgia at the preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary level for one
academic year for each $2,500.00 in HOPE teacher scholarship funds awarded and
sign a promissory note that stipulates the cash repayment obligation incurred if
the teaching service is not
fulfilled.∀
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.