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Scholarships
Section 1. Scholarships. The Georgia
Council of Court Administrators (GCCA) shall make available up to two
scholarships per year, which shall provide tuition and room
reimbursement for attendance at GCCA seminars. The maximum room and/or
tuition reimbursement shall be $500.00, per scholarship.
Section 2. The scholarship shall be presented on a one-time personal
basis. A maximum of one scholarship per meeting and two scholarships per
year may be awarded. However, the Committee may choose not to award a
scholarship for a particular meeting or year. Any tax consequences shall
be the responsibility of the recipient.
Section 3. The scholarship shall be advertised in the newsletter, listed
on the Association's web site, and announced at meetings and in such
other ways as the Scholarship Committee may deem appropriate.
Section 4. Scholarships shall be awarded upon proper application to the
Scholarship Committee. The Scholarship Committee shall consist of the
officers of the GCCA. The Treasurer shall be the chair. A quorum shall
consist of four officers. A vote of three members of the committee is
required to award a scholarship.
Section 5. The committee shall consider the following criteria in
determining if any scholarship is to be awarded and to whom:
A. Membership in GCCA in good standing (a prerequisite for applying);
B. Amount of court funding available for the applicant's attendance at
the Annual Meeting;
C. The amount of court funding expended on other educational programs
for the applicant since the last Annual Meeting;
D. The number of employees in the applicant's office who will attend the
annual or other meetings with court funding;
E. The nature of the applicant's position;
F. The location of the applicant's court and;
G. Whether any employee in the applicant's court has previously received
a scholarship award.