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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION · Article 7. SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, AND GRANTS · Part 3. GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE AUTHORITY

20-3-405.7. Ineligibility.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. A student is ineligible for any loan described in this subpart if the student:

  2. (1)

    Is not a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien who meets the definition of an eligible noncitizen under federal Title IV requirements;#

  3. (2)

    Has not complied with United States Selective Service System requirements for registration, if such requirements are applicable to the student;#

  4. (3)

    Is in default on a federal Title IV educational loan or a State of Georgia educational loan, provided that a student who is otherwise eligible and has fully repaid the defaulted loan will be eligible to obtain a loan under this subpart for future academic terms but not retroactively;#

  5. (4)

    Owes a refund on a federal Title IV student financial aid program or a Georgia student financial aid program, provided that a student who is otherwise eligible and has fully paid the refund owed will be eligible to obtain a loan under this subpart for future academic terms but not retroactively;#

  6. (5)

    Has been convicted of a felony offense involving marijuana, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug as set out in Code Section 20-1-23 or 20-1-24 of the “Drug-free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990,” provided that such ineligibility extends from the date of conviction to the completion of the next academic term;#

  7. (6)

    Is incarcerated; or#

  8. (7)

    Does not meet each qualification listed in this subpart and applicable to the student.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 20-3-405.7, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 626, § 4/SB 169.

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