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Proposal would create Georgia Foster Care Scholarship covering tuition and living costs
Summary
Senate Bill 85 would create the Georgia Foster Care Scholarship to fund tuition, books, room, board and related costs for students who experienced foster care; sponsors said the program complements federal and Hope scholarship resources and is aimed at smoothing the college transition.
Senator Brass described Senate Bill 85 as the Georgia Foster Care Scholarship Act, designed to provide scholarships for young people who spent time in the state foster-care system and to cover not only tuition but "other necessary costs of higher education, like books, fees, housing, and a meal plan."
"It provides a framework by which the General Assembly can fund scholarships for young people or young adults who've been in the Georgia foster care system as children," Brass said. The sponsor and several committee members emphasized the program’s goal of supporting transitional needs that go beyond tuition to…
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