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ADOPTED
Senator Bulloch of the 11th offered the following amendment:
Senator Bulloch of the 11th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the House Committee on Rules substitute to SB 492 (LC 33 2665S) by inserting
after "conditions;"
on line 8 of page 1
the following:
to
provide that enrollment in postsecondary courses at a branch of the Georgia
Department of Technical and Adult Education will not count against the hourly
caps for HOPE grants;
By
inserting between lines 7 and 8 of page 15 the following:
SECTION
4A.
Said
chapter is further amended by adding a new paragraph (5.1) and revising
paragraph (7) of Code Section 20-3-519, relating to definitions regarding HOPE
scholarships and grants, as follows:
"(5.1)
'Dual credit enrollment' means enrollment by a student in a postsecondary course
in which an agreement has been established between an eligible high school and
an eligible postsecondary institution wherein the student earns Carnegie units
of credit that count toward both high school graduation requirements and
postsecondary coursework
requirements."
"(7)
'Eligible postsecondary institution' means a school which is:
(A)
A unit of the University System of Georgia;
(B)
A branch of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
or an
affiliated institution which is controlled by a local board of
education;
(C)
A private independent nonprofit postsecondary institution eligible for tuition
equalization grants in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (2) of Code Section 20-3-411; or
(D)
A private proprietary postsecondary institution eligible for tuition
equalization grants in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (C) of
paragraph (2) of Code Section 20-3-411."
SECTION
4B.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising subsection (e) of Code Section
20-3-519.5, relating to eligibility for HOPE grants at a branch of the Georgia
Department of Technical and Adult Education, as follows:
"(e)
No student may receive HOPE grants for more than 95 quarter hours or 63 semester
hours of attempted coursework, except as provided for in subsection (f) of this
Code section. No student may receive more than a cumulative total of 190 quarter
hours or 127 semester hours of combined HOPE scholarships and grants, unless in
accordance with Code Sections 20-3-519.2 and 20-3-519.3. For purposes of this
subsection, attempted hours shall
not
include hours for courses taken
pursuant to
Code Section 20-2-161.1
and paid for
by a HOPE grant while a student is participating in dual credit enrollment with
both an eligible high school and a branch of the Department of Technical and
Adult Education or a unit of the University System of Georgia. The Department
of Technical and Adult Education or the University System of Georgia, as
applicable, shall verify that the student is enrolled in an eligible high school
and shall notify the Georgia Student Finance Commission of the student´s
participation in dual credit
enrollment."