"Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act"
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for in-state tuition at units of the University System of Georgia and branches of the Technical College System of Georgia for youth who are from foster care or homeless situations; to provide a short title; to exclude foster care assistance from consideration as income for purposes of calculating financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2015
Last action Feb 26, 2015
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 26, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
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