§ 20-3-495. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship Act.” History. Code 1981, § 20-3-495 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 675, § 2/SB 83.
§ 20-3-496. Definitions
As used in this part, the term: “Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship Program” or “scholarship program” means the needs-based mentoring and scholarship program established pursuant to this part to provide promising students the support to graduate from high school and achieve postsecondary educational success. “REACH participating school system” means a local school system […]
§ 20-3-497. Establishment of Reach Scholarship; Student Requirements
The Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship Program is hereby established. The scholarship program shall provide scholarships and support to eligible students who meet the following requirements: Be a United States citizen or an eligible noncitizen for 12 consecutive months prior to the first day of classes of the spring term of the student’s […]
§ 20-3-470. Regents’ Opportunity Assistance Program for Graduate and Professional Degree Students Authorized
The authority is authorized to establish and administer a program of scholarships, grants, or cancelable loans to economically disadvantaged students who are residents of Georgia enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program in a branch of the university system. The eligibility of students and the criteria for the award of such financial aid shall […]
§ 20-3-475. Legislative Intent
The General Assembly finds that at times areas of the state have an inadequate supply of persons who are licensed to practice primary care medicine. It is the purpose of this subpart to increase the number of Georgia resident students who enroll in out-of-state colleges of osteopathic medicine in the hope that a substantial portion […]
§ 20-3-436. Penalty for Furnishing or Accepting False Statement as to Eligibility
Any person who knowingly makes or furnishes any false statement or misrepresentation or who accepts such statement or misrepresentation knowing it to be false for the purpose of enabling an ineligible student to obtain wrongfully a grant under this subpart shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 503, § 8; Code […]
§ 20-3-476. Authorization and Administration of Loan Program for Attendance at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
To the extent provided for by the General Assembly in annual appropriations Acts, the authority is authorized under this subpart to make service cancelable education loans to residents of Georgia who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in colleges of osteopathic medicine located within the United States, provided the college is accredited or provisionally accredited […]
§ 20-3-440. Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds that it is essential for the national defense that persons be encouraged to consider military leadership positions as an honorable and rewarding profession and that the University of North Georgia, Georgia’s only state supported military college, plays a significant role in preparing and training students for professional life in the military […]
§ 20-3-480. Definitions
As used in this subpart, the term: “Approved school” means the same schools as enumerated in Code Section 20-3-391 relative to the state student incentive grant program. “Eligible student” means a person 25 years of age or younger who has been a resident of this state for a period of at least 12 months immediately […]
§ 20-3-441. “Eligible Student” Defined
For purposes of this subpart, the term “eligible student” means a person who: Is enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in the University of North Georgia for a minimum of 12 academic hours; Is or will be a citizen of this state for a period of at least 12 months immediately prior to the date […]