HB 298 - Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation and Georgia Student Finance Authority; certain powers

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Current Status

05/09/05 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader 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, grants, and loans, so as to allow the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation and the Georgia Student Finance Authority to exercise powers possessed by private corporations performing similar functions; to increase the amount of bonds that the Georgia Student Finance Authority may issue; to provide the Georgia Student Finance Authority with collection tools to collect unpaid service cancelable loans that are in cash repayment status; to provide the Georgia Student Finance Commission with collection tools to collect unpaid HOPE scholarship and grant funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/15/05 11:06 AM House Vote #53 150 002 022 006 PASS
03/22/05 11:50 AM Senate Vote #326 049 001 003 003 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/24/05 02:13 PM House Vote #399 132 001 042 005 Agree Sen Sub

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/03/2005 House First Readers
02/07/2005 House Second Readers
02/08/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
02/15/2005 House Third Readers
02/15/2005 House Passed/Adopted
02/16/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/17/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/21/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/22/2005 Senate Third Read
03/22/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/24/2005 House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/05/2005 House Sent to Governor
05/09/2005 House Date Signed by Governor
05/09/2005 Act 360
07/01/2005 Effective Date