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Bill would expand Tuition Equalization Grant to additional accredited Georgia institutions; committee hears concerns about scope and funding
Summary
Sen. Hickman presented SB 149 to expand Georgia’s Tuition Equalization Grant eligibility to certain newly qualified four‑year private institutions accredited at the highest level (SACSCOC level 6); GSFC testified only one institution likely meets the bill’s parameters and estimated a $1.7 million first‑year fiscal need.
Senator Hickman presented Senate Bill 149, a hearing‑only proposal that would modify Georgia’s Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG) eligibility to allow certain newly qualified four‑year private institutions accredited as a "level 6" school by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to participate in the program.
Hickman said TEG was created in 1971 and currently provides non‑need‑based awards (cited figures in the hearing: $550 per semester and $367 per quarter) and covers 32 eligible colleges. He said SB 149 would keep "rigorous…
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