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This bill, the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act, aims to provide in-state tuition at Georgia's public universities and technical colleges for students from foster care or homeless situations. It also excludes foster care assistance from being considered as income when calculating financial aid. The bill defines "student from a foster home situation" and "student from a homeless situation" and specifies that these students shall be classified as in-state for tuition purposes, with this classification lasting until they complete a degree or for ten years, whichever comes first. Additionally, the bill requires that state-funded foster care assistance not be counted as income when determining financial aid eligibility.