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2018 Georgia Code 20-3-482 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Section 3. Postsecondary Education, 20-3-1 through 20-3-660.

ARTICLE 7 SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND GRANTS

20-3-482. Applying for grants; administration of program.

  1. Any person meeting the conditions of this subpart may apply to the authority for a grant. Such application shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed by the authority for such purpose. The applicant shall furnish such information as may be required by the authority for determination of eligibility for the grant. The authority shall approve grant renewals only upon receipt of the recipient's application therefor and upon a finding that the recipient has successfully completed the work of the preceding school period and presents evidence that he or she is a student in good standing, that he or she remains a citizen of this state, and that he or she remains otherwise qualified to receive such grant under this subpart.
  2. The authority is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary or convenient for administration of this program and to establish procedures for determination of eligibility of applicants. The authority is also authorized to establish standards and procedures for verifying the death or missing in action status of the applicant's parent.

(Code 1981, §20-3-482, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 961, § 9.)

Subpart 10A Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship

20-3-485. Definitions.

As used in this subpart, the term:

  1. "Approved school" means a school which is a unit of the University System of Georgia or a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia or a private independent nonprofit postsecondary institution eligible for HOPE Scholarships or grants in accordance with the provisions of Code Sections 20-3-519 through 20-3-519.12.
  2. "Eligible student" means a person who:
      1. Is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an approved school;
      2. Meets residency requirements to be classified as a legal resident of Georgia as established pursuant to regulations of the authority and who remains a citizen of the state while receiving funds under this subpart; and
      3. Is a member of the Georgia National Guard as such term is defined in Code Section 38-2-3 or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, which member has completed at least one qualifying term of service;
    2. Is a child:
      1. Whose parent was a member of the Georgia National Guard as such term is defined in Code Section 38-2-3 or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including a deceased member, which member completed at least one qualifying term of service;
      2. Who was born prior to such qualifying term of service or within nine months of the beginning of such qualifying term of service; and
      3. Is 25 years of age or younger who is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an approved school;
    3. Is a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the Georgia National Guard as such term is defined in Code Section 38-2-3 who was killed or sustained a 100 percent disability in a combat zone or as a result of injuries received in a combat zone, which member completed at least one qualifying term of service; or
    4. Is a surviving spouse of a deceased member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who was killed or sustained a 100 percent disability in a combat zone or as a result of injuries received in a combat zone, which member completed at least one qualifying term of service.
  3. "Georgia HERO Scholarship" means a Georgia Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring Scholarship grant as provided for in Code Section 20-3-486.
  4. "Parent" means the biological parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian of a person 25 years of age or younger during the qualifying term of service.
  5. "Qualifying term of service" means deployment overseas for active service on or after February 1, 2003, 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 cumulative 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.

(Code 1981, §20-3-485, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 1/SB 43; Ga. L. 2006, p. 254, § 1/SB 415; Ga. L. 2007, p. 705, § 1/HB 131; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2008, p. 799, § 1/HB 311.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, "Code Section 20-3-486" was substituted for "Code Section 20-3-487" in paragraph (3).

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2008, "Georgia" was deleted preceding "Technical College" in paragraph (1).

Editor's notes.

- Code Sections 20-3-519.7 through 20-3-519.9 and 20-3-519.12, referred to in paragraph (1) of this Code section, were repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 1, § 8/HB 326, effective March 15, 2011.

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