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Senate hears bill establishing Georgia Foster Care Scholarship to cover tuition, fees, housing and books
Summary
Sen. Bratz introduced the Georgia Foster Care Scholarship Act (SB 85), a hearing‑only bill to provide scholarships that would cover tuition, fees, books and living costs for students who were in Georgia’s foster care system, supplementing HOPE and federal grants.
Senator Bratz presented the Georgia Foster Care Scholarship Act (identified in the hearing as SB 85) to create a scholarship program to support young people who spent time in Georgia’s foster care system. Bratz described the scholarship as intended to supplement existing sources such as federal grants and the HOPE scholarship and to cover direct and indirect costs of postsecondary attendance, including tuition, books, fees, housing and meal plans.
Committee members praised the measure and asked detailed questions about…
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