By Linda Cooper Producer
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) - Home school students would be eligible for HOPE scholarships under a bill now awaiting Governor Perdue's signature.Associated Press
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Stumble It!The bill passed the state Senate yesterday.
Students taught at home would have to score in the 85th percentile on the SAT or ACT test to be eligible for the popular Georgia scholarship. Currently, home-schooled students can qualify retroactively for HOPE if they earn a B average in their first year in college.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Tommie Williams, says the students deserve the scholarship the same way traditional students do.
The bill passed 43 to 2.
The House already has approved the measure.
