provided, however, that the term “student from a homeless situation” shall not mean an individual who is or for any period within the last 12 consecutive months has been incarcerated in any correctional institution, detention center, jail, or other similar facility after having been convicted of a crime.
History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 193, § 8; Ga. L. 2008, p. 759, § 1/SB 492; Ga. L. 2021, p. 145, § 1/SB 107; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 2(6)/SB 397.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added paragraph (a)(4); added subsection (d); and redesignated former subsection (d) as present subsection (e).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “general educational development (GED)” in division (a)(4)(A)(ii).
Cross references.
Rights of citizens of other states while in Georgia generally, § 1-2-9 .
Resident status of persons in state for purpose of attending school, § 39-1-1 .
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Postsecondary Education
Article 2 - Board of Regents and University System
§ 20-3-50. Institutions in System
§ 20-3-51. Regents to Govern System
§ 20-3-52. Continuation of Acts as to University of Georgia
§ 20-3-53. Authority to Allocate Appropriations Among Institutions
§ 20-3-54. Use of Funds Donated for Particular Institution
§ 20-3-55. Payment of Appropriations; Bond of Official Receiving Funds; Use of Fees by Institutions
§ 20-3-56. Trust Funds or Property Vested in Regents on Behalf of Particular Institution
§ 20-3-57. Property of Institutions Vested in Regents Separately
§ 20-3-58. Condemnation of Private or Public Property for System
§ 20-3-59. Power of Local School Boards to Add Facilities to University System; Bond Issues
§ 20-3-61. How Conveyances Executed
§ 20-3-62. Use of Proceeds From Conveyances
§ 20-3-63. Refunding State Obligations Held by Regents — Authority to Issue Bonds
§ 20-3-65. No Exclusion From University of Georgia for Religious Beliefs
§ 20-3-66. Determination of In-State Resident Status of Students for Tuition or Fees
§ 20-3-68. Instruction in Essentials of United States and Georgia History and Constitutions
§ 20-3-69. Chancellor of System May Appear Before General Assembly
§ 20-3-71. Nuclear Facility Liability Insurance for Schools Under Regents
§ 20-3-72. Arrest Powers of Campus Policemen and Security Personnel
§ 20-3-73. Director of Agricultural Matters
§ 20-3-73.1. Georgia Agrirama Designated as State Museum of Agriculture
§ 20-3-73.2. Continuation of Authority; Governance of Museum; Transfer of Assets
§ 20-3-73.3. Georgia Southern University Herty Advanced Materials Development Center
§ 20-3-74. Advisory Board of College of Veterinary Medicine — Creation; Officers; Meetings
§ 20-3-76. Advisory Board of the College of Veterinary Medicine — Reports to General Assembly
§ 20-3-77. Coordination of Education Encouraging Development of Small Business
§ 20-3-78. Athletic Associations — Corporate Nature
§ 20-3-80. Athletic Associations — Agreements as to Use of State Property
§ 20-3-82. Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment Trust Fund
§ 20-3-83. Deductions for Contributions or Dues to Interdisciplinary Charitable Associations
§ 20-3-85. Study Examining Postsecondary Text Availability in Alternative Formats
§ 20-3-87. Requirement to Join Professional Association as a Condition of Enrollment Prohibited