HOPE Scholarship; require local school systems to calculate; provide grade point average; eligibility
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a uniform reporting system for certain purposes and academic eligibility requirements to receive a HOPE scholarship, so as to require local school systems to calculate and provide a grade point average for freshman, sophomore, and junior students for purposes of determining HOPE eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Mar 2014
Senate Passage
Feb 2014
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2014
Last action Mar 12, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2014
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Feb 26, 2014
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican27
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 12, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 19, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 11, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
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