2021-2022 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB7: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act; enact
Legislative 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 exclude foster care assistance from consideration as income for purposes of calculating financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
11/16/2020
House Prefiled
House of Representatives
1/29/2021
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/1/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/2/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(11/16/2020)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Sandra Scott
Democrat