Author: GASenatePress

ATLANTA (May 9, 2013) – House Bill 324 was signed into law on Tuesday, May 7, by Governor Nathan Deal at the Georgia State Capitol. Similar legislation sponsored by Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) and this bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Dollar (R – Marietta) in the House and carried by Sen. Judson Hill (R – Marietta) in the Senate, will prohibit the Georgia Student Finance Commission board of commissioners and the Georgia Student Finance Authority board of directors from requiring the parents of Hope scholar recipients to annually submit income tax returns to qualify for this merit scholarship. Recently the Commission started requiring tax returns as a method to verify lawful presence within the U.S. as a stipulation to receiving college student aid. Continue reading “Bill Eliminating Verification Requirement from HOPE Scholarship Application Signed into Georgia Law”