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Education Definitions For The Parameters Of Georgia's Hope Scholarship: Amend Certain Definitions Relating To Hope Scholarships And Grants; Limit The Number Of Quarter Or Semester Hours For Which Hope Scholarships May Be Received At Public And Private Postsecondary Institutions; Provide For Students In Professional Level Programs; Provide For Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; And For Other Purposes, Christopher J. Sullivan
Georgia State University Law Review
The bill would have changed definitions associated with implementation of Georgia's HOPE scholarship program. Specifically, it would have limited to 127 the number of semester hours for which a student in Georgia's postsecondary institutions may receive HOPE scholarship funding. If enacted, the bill would have applied to all postsecondary educational programs at private and public schools that grant baccalaureate degrees. The bill would also have eliminated differentiation among program titles such as associate and baccalaureate when considering eligibility for HOPE scholarship funding. The bill's provisions would not have taken effect until the 2005 fall semester. Prior statutory definitions would have …
Education Elementary And Postsecondary Education: Amend The "Quality Basic Education Act"; Change Certain Provisions Relating To Determination Of Enrollment By Institutional Programs; Authorize The Establishment Of The Georgia Virtual School; Provide For Rules And Regulations; Provide For A Georgia Virtual School Grant Account; Provide For Statutory Construction; Provide For Related Matters; Provide An Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; And For Other Purposes, Kristen Swift
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act authorizes the State Board of Education to establish a Georgia Virtual School where students may enroll in state-funded courses via the Internet. All Georgia students who are age 21 or younger are eligible to enroll, but the Act gives public school students priority. The Act also authorizes the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations, including the processes for enrollment and reporting grades on students' transcripts. Students may register for courses in excess of the maximum number of courses allowed per year at a tuition rate the State Board of Education will establish. The Professional Standards …
The Following Article Addresses A Package Of Immigration Bills That Would Have Affected A Variety Of Titles In The Official Code Of Georgia Annotated, Susan S. Blum
Georgia State University Law Review
HR 256 - The resolution would have proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia to bar undocumented immigrants from the following: receiving any public services provided by the state, receiving any publicly funded health care services provided by the state, accessing public elementary and secondary schools of the state, and attending any public postsecondary institution of the state. The resolution would have presented the proposed constitutional amendment to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection. SB 169 - The bill would have prohibited any department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the State of Georgia from entering …