05 LC 28
2036
House
Bill 163
By:
Representatives Porter of the
143rd,
Hugley of the
133rd,
Smyre of the
132nd,
Randall of the
138th,
Ashe of the
56th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Subpart 10 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of Georgia National
Guard Members, so as to provide for grants for postsecondary education to
members of the national guard under certain conditions; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Subpart
10 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of Georgia National Guard
Members, is amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 20-3-480, relating
to definitions, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"20-3-480.
As
used in this subpart, the term:
(1)
'Approved school' means the same schools as enumerated in Code Section 20-3-391
relative to the state student incentive grant program.
(2)
'Eligible student'
means:
(A)
A person who is a member of the national guard or has been honorably discharged
from the national guard in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 38, who has been
called to active duty for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days, who has
been a resident of this state for a period of at least 12 months immediately
prior to the date of registration in an approved school, and who remains a
citizen of this state while receiving funds under this subpart; or
(B)
A
a
person 25 years of age or younger who has been a resident of this state for a
period of at least 12 months immediately prior to the date of registration in an
approved school, who remains a citizen of the state while receiving funds under
this subpart, and who is a child of a member of the Georgia National Guard as
such term is defined in Code Section 38-2-3 who is killed or missing in action
or totally and permanently disabled while on active duty in the service of the
United States or of this state, and who was a resident of the State of Georgia
at the time he or she was killed, reported as missing in action, or totally and
permanently disabled. If such student is the adopted child of any such member of
the Georgia National Guard, such student must have been adopted in a final order
of adoption prior to the date that such member was killed, reported as missing
in action, or totally and permanently
disabled."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.