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Senate Bill 152
By: Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the
29th, Brass of the 6th and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 2 of Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the
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"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act," so as to provide that the biological or adopted children2
of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for3
promise scholarship accounts; to provide for such conditions; to provide for definitions; to4
provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and5
for other purposes.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7
SECTION 1.8
Article 2 of Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia9
Promise Scholarship Act," is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: 10
"20-2B-22.1.
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term:12
(1) 'Biological or adopted child' means a child who is the biological issue of an13
individual or who has been adopted by an individual pursuant to a decree of adoption by14
a court of this state or by a court of any other jurisdiction.15
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(2) 'Foster parent' means an individual who provides care, lodging, supervision, and16
maintenance for one or more children in a foster care home used by an agency licensed17
as a child-placing agency pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 49 or in a foster care home18
approved and directly supervised by the Department of Human Services.19
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of Code Section 20-2B-22 to the contrary, each student20
who has reached the age of four years but has not reached the age of 20 years, who is the21
biological or adopted child of an individual who is a foster parent, and who meets the22
requirements of paragraphs (1), (4), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of subsection (a) of Code Section23
20-2B-22 shall qualify for a promise scholarship account under this article."24
SECTION 2.25
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law26
without such approval.27
SECTION 3.28
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.29
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