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An Oklahoma House panel removed language in a proposed bill that would have penalized college students in a state-funded scholarship program if they don t graduate within six years.
However, the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee on Monday advanced an amended version of the legislation that scraps the controversial clawback provision.
Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, who is carrying SB 639 in the House, introduced the amendment to strip the language that had many in the state s higher education community up in arms.
In committee, Baker said she told Pugh that stripping the clawback provision was the only way to keep the legislation alive and moving through the legislative process.
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Floor Action
The House took up the following measure today:
SB 4 - Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide PASSED 151-0
The Senate took up the following measures today:
SB 274 - Bartow County; homestead exemption; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide PASSED 51-0
SB 275 - Bartow County School District Ad Valorem Taxes; homestead exemption; increase exemption amount PASSED 51-0
Committee Reports
Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Brian Strickland (R-McDonough), met late Wednesday to consider the following legislation:
HB 112, authored by Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown), amends multiple Code sections to extend COVID-19 liability protections for one year from their current expiration on July 14, 2021, to July 14, 2022.
A state bill that would give undocumented students a bit of a break on public college tuition has cleared a key legislative panel. The House Higher Education Committee approved HB 120 this week. Currently, undocumented students can attend some of Georgia’s public colleges and universities, but they have to pay