07 LC 21
9137
House
Bill 311
By:
Representatives Fleming of the
117th,
Harbin of the
118th,
O`Neal of the
146th,
Yates of the
73rd,
Talton of the
145th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Subpart 10A of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia HERO Scholarship, so
as to change the definition of the term "qualifying term of service"; to change
the date for qualifying service; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Subpart
10A of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia HERO Scholarship, is amended by
revising paragraph (5) of Code Section 20-3-485, relating to definitions
relative to the Georgia HERO Scholarship, as follows:
"(5)
'Qualifying term of service' means deployment overseas for active service on or
after the
effective date of this subpart
September 11,
2001, to a location or locations outside
of the United States and its territories designated by the United States
Department of Defense as a combat zone for a consecutive period of at least 181
days or, in the case of an individual who is killed or receives a 100 percent
disability as a result of injuries received in such combat zone, any period of
time on active service in such combat zone; provided, however, that any person
who fails to serve the full 181 consecutive days because he or she was evacuated
from the combat zone due to severe injuries shall be deemed to have completed a
qualifying term of service."
SECTION
2.
Said
subpart is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 20-3-486,
relating to grants to eligible students, as follows:
"(b)
There is granted to each eligible student under subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(2) of Code Section 20-3-485 attending an approved school a Georgia HERO
Scholarship grant in the sum of $2,000.00 per award year. Such student shall be
eligible for one award year for each period of 181 consecutive days that his or
her parent was deployed overseas on active service on or after
May 3,
2005
September 11,
2001, to a location or locations outside
of the United States and its territories designated by the United States
Department of Defense as a combat zone; provided, however, that a student whose
parent was killed or received a 100 percent disability as a result of injuries
received in such combat zone shall receive up to a maximum of four award years
regardless of the time such student´s parent was on active service in such
combat zone. No person shall be eligible to receive grant assistance provided
under this subsection in excess of $8,000.00."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.