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Student finance agency seeks increases for HOPE, dual enrollment, and foster-care scholarships

Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education · February 12, 2026
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Summary

The Georgia Student Finance Commission requested targeted increases in FY27 for college-completion grants, dual enrollment, HOPE scholarships (public and private), a foster-care scholarship and the Tuition Equalization Grant; officials agreed to provide the committee utilization data on dual enrollment and TEG.

Chris Green, President of the Georgia Student Finance Commission, presented the agency's FY27 changes to the appropriations subcommittee and described a set of recommended increases tied to financial-aid programs.

Green said the governor recommended a $1 million increase for college completion grants (House Bill…

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