08 LC 33
2322
Senate
Bill 492
By:
Senators Bulloch of the 11th and Harp of the 29th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 20-3-519 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to definitions applicable to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to add an
additional accrediting entity to the definition of the term "eligible high
school"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 20-3-519 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
definitions applicable to HOPE scholarships and grants, is amended by revising
paragraph (6) as follows:
"(6)
'Eligible high school' means a public or private secondary school which
is:
(A)
Located in Georgia and accredited as such by:
(i)
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
(ii)
The Georgia Accrediting Commission;
(iii)
The Georgia Association of Christian Schools;
(iv)
The Association of Christian Schools International;
(v)
The Georgia Private School Accreditation Council;
(vi)
The Accrediting Commission for Independent Study; or
(vii)
The Southern Association of Independent Schools; or
(B)
Located in another state and accredited by one of the following regional
or state
accrediting entities
agencies:
(i)
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
(ii)
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges;
(iii)
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools;
(iv)
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;
(v)
The Northwestern Association of Schools and Colleges;
(vi)
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges;
(vii)
The Alabama Independent School Association;
or
(viii)
The Southern Association of Independent
Schools;
or
(ix)
The Florida Council of Independent
Schools."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.