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GA · HB56INTRO · 6 COSPONSORS

Education; grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; provide

Also relevant to:Student / education borrower
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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for tuition grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to revise legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide …

Source: OpenStates · fetched January 12, 2026

Who it affects
Parent / guardian

Spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty may be eligible for tuition grants.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    Spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty may be eligible for tuition grants.

    “so as to provide for tuition grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty”· Title
What the Bill Does
  • Provides tuition grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
  • Revises legislative findings related to these grants.
  • Establishes definitions and eligibility criteria for the grants.
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