IN-STATE TUITION PILOT PROGRAM.

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Senate Bill 8 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 27, 2021
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO IMPLEMENT AN IN-STATE TUITION PILOT PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN GEORGIA COUNTIES.
Intro. by Corbin.

Status: Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Apr 19 2021)

SOG comments (1):

Identical bill

Identical to H 81, filed 2/15/21.

S 8

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Jan 27 2021 - View Summary

    Requires the State Board of Community Colleges to establish and implement an in-state tuition pilot program for residents of four named counties in Georgia. Requires that the program allow Tri-County Community College to offer in-State tuition to residents of those counties but prohibits displacing a North Carolina resident in order to do so. Requires an annual report on specified information about the program, with the first report due on September 30, 2022, to the specified NCGA committee and division. The pilot program expires at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.

    Applies beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.