2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB107: Postsecondary Education Grants; waiver of tuition and all fees, for qualifying foster and adopted students by units of the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education grants for foster children and adopted children, so as to provide for the waiver of tuition and all fees, including mandatory rooming and board fees, for qualifying foster and adopted students by units of the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia, subject to certain exceptions; to provide for such exceptions; to provide for student qualifications; to provide for the involvement and duties of the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/8/2021
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/9/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/24/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/25/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/3/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/3/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/3/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/3/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/5/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/22/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/7/2021
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/3/2021
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/3/2021
Act 139
5/3/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 49 0026

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #366
3/31/2021
53
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #330
3/29/2021
166
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion To Table All Bills On Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #106
3/3/2021
33
Yea
14
Nay
4
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #110
3/3/2021
50
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/3/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197015.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197016.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197017.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197026.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197027.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197028.0 KB