Appropriation of funds

(a) The funds necessary to provide for the program of scholarship grants provided for in this subpart shall come from funds appropriated by the General Assembly. In the event funds available to the authority are not sufficient to enable the authority to pay on behalf of eligible students the full grant amount otherwise payable under this subpart, grants shall be reduced by the authority on a pro rata basis. (b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to require the General Assembly to appropriate any such funds. (Code 1981, § 20-3-492, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1656, § 1.) 20-3-493. Grant program shall be in addition to and not in lieu of Subpart 5A. The scholarship grant program under this subpart shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the program provided for in Subpart 5A of this part. (Code 1981, § 20-3-493, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1656, § 1.) PART 4 MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1981, p. 735, § 55, effective April 7, 1981, repealed the Code sections codified in this part. The former part consisted of Code Sections 20-3-480 through 20-3-489 and concerned military scholarships. In 1995, new Code Sections 20-3-480 through 20-3-482, concerning grants to children of Georgia National Guard members were enacted as a new Subpart 10 of Part 3 of Article 7 of this chapter. 284 T.20, C.3, A.7, P.5 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 20-3-502 PART 5 BOARD OF REGENTS SCHOLARSHIPS Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1983, p. 496, § 2, effective July 1, 1983, repealed the Code section formerly codified at this part and enacted the current part. The former part consisted of Code Section 20-3-500 and was based on Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 2206; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 20; and Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 53. 20-3-500. Board of regents authorized to grant scholarships.