Measure will send veterans to school
ATLANTA - A state senator wants to make it a smooth transition from battlefield to classroom for soldiers returning to civilian life in Georgia.
Sen. J.B. Powell, D-Blythe, introduced a bill this week that would require the University System of Georgia to accept applicants who have served in active military duty in a combat zone, such as Iraq or Afghanistan.
Dubbed the “Returning Hero Education Act,” Senate Bill 74 states that each school belonging to the state university system will admit the veterans as long as they have graduated from high school and are Georgia residents.
