Senate study committee weighs creating state need-based aid program using lottery reserves
A Georgia Senate study committee heard presentations and public testimony on expanding need-based financial aid, including a detailed $124 million proposal from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute that would use lottery reserves to serve roughly 98,000 students.
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A Senate study committee on postsecondary affordability heard Monday about proposals to create a state-run need-based grant program funded from the state's education lottery reserves, and officials described how such aid would narrow gaps in enrollment, persistence and student debt.
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