Scholarships; provide public disclosure of certain records held by Georgia Student Finance Commission, Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation and Georgia Student Finance Authority is not required; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide that public disclosure of certain records held by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation, and the Georgia Student Finance Authority is not required; to provide, without judicial action, for the garnishment of pay, loss of a professional license, offset of lottery winnings, and offset of a state tax refund for amounts owed to the Georgia Student Finance Commission and the Georgia Student Finance Authority; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Feb 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 11, 2015
Signed May 6, 2015
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2015
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Act 144
upper
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 27, 2015
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Mar 20, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 23, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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