Education; value of HOPE GED vouchers; revise

A BILL to be entitled 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 revise the value of HOPE GED vouchers; to provide for calculation of such value; to provide for HOPE GED vouchers for individuals who receive a passing score on a HiSet examination administered by the Technical College System of Georgia; to extend the deadline for issuing vouchers; to provide for issuing vouchers to current Georgia residents who were awarded their GED outside of this state; to provide the Georgia Student Finance Commission with discretion to issue such vouchers to individuals beyond the deadline for issuing vouchers; to provide for student eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.