09
LC 33 2982/AP
House
Bill 484 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative O`Neal of the
146th
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 provide
that dependent children of military personnel stationed in Georgia on active
duty shall be deemed to meet the residency requirements for purposes of HOPE
scholarships and grants; 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 at a
public postsecondary institution, by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(i)
A dependent child of military personnel stationed in Georgia on active duty
shall be deemed to meet the residency requirements of paragraph (1) of
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
Said
part is further amended in Code Section 20-3-519.3, relating to eligibility
requirements for a HOPE scholarship at a private postsecondary institution, by
adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(h)
A dependent child of military personnel stationed in Georgia on active duty
shall be deemed to meet the residency requirements of paragraph (1) of
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Code
section."
SECTION
3.
Said
part is further amended in Code Section 20-3-519.5, relating to eligibility
requirements for a HOPE grant at a branch of the Technical College System of
Georgia, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(g)
A dependent child of military personnel stationed in Georgia on active duty
shall be deemed to meet the residency requirements of paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) of this Code
section."
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.