Resolution: #08-05
 To: Georgia General Assembly (Committee on Education)
 Author: Todd Patman
 Sponsor: Academic Affairs Committee

THE STUDENT BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA THROUGH ITS ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:

 Whereas, it has been with great interest that the Student Government Association,
 on behalf of the University of Georgia student body, has been made aware
 of the request to restructure the particular system of allocating the Hope
 Scholarship funds in conjunction with the Federal Pell Grants. As
 members of the University of Georgia and as students of an institution
 within the University System of Georgia, we feel that it is necessary and
 important to address this present system of scholarship and grant
 allocation.
 Whereas, under the present system, the funds for students receiving the Hope
 Scholarship along with a Pell Grant shall be allocated to a total amount
 equal to that allocation which an individual would have received with just
 the Hope Scholarship. Basically, the Hope Scholarship covers the cost of
 tuition, required fees, and $300.00 for books per year, which exceeds that
 of the Pell Grant funds. Having not received a Pell Grant a student would
 still have Hope cover the expenses of tuition, books and fees.
 Whereas, the Hope Scholarship has changed quite a bit in its composition and scope
 since its creation. These changes are important to note and understand in
 the debate over the means by which to allocate these funds. The Hope
 Scholarship, originally, was created to help pay for the costs of attending
 college for citizens within Georgia. While tuition was the first cost which
 the Hope Scholarship covered, it has grown to include both books and
 fees. These three aspects help to cover a significant portion of a student's
 college expenses, but not all of that cost.



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