Lee, Jennifer2019-06-272019-06-272019-01-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90716During the 2018 legislative session, the Georgia Legislature passed House Bill 787 with a provision authorizing the Georgia Student Finance Commission to create the state’s first broad need-based aid program for university system students. Critical next steps include deciding the structure of a need-based aid program and adequately funding it. Lawmakers now have the opportunity to create a more prosperous and competitive state by helping hardworking Georgians who face financial barriers complete their degrees. This report presents policy recommendations to assist more low-income students throughout their postsecondary education.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalstudent financial aidpostsecondary educationlow-income studentshigher education and stateGeorgiaReporthttps://cdn.gbpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/College-Need-Based-Aid-is-Opportunity-to-Propel-More-Low-Income-Georgians-to-Middle-Class.pdf