Georgia Legislative Watch

SB75 - Scholarships; postsecondary; minimum state-wide standards for honor courses; establishment
Sponsored by: Meyer von Bremen,Michael 12th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the uniform reporting system for certain purposes, so as to provide for weighting of grades for honors, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses for purposes of determining eligibility for postsecondary scholarships, grants, and loans; to provide for the establishment of minimum state-wide standards for honors courses; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB74 - Returning Hero Education Act; admission standards for certain combat veterans
Sponsored by: Powell,J. 23rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to provide a short title; to provide certain admission standards for certain combat veterans upon making application for admission to member institutions of the University System of Georgia; to authorize the board of regents to promulgate rules and regulations regarding such admissions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB68 - Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools
Sponsored by: Weber,Dan 40th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to technical and adult education, so as to enact the “Career Academies Act of 2007″; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for the disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education for career academies established as charter schools; to provide for a matching requirement; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for an annual report; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB62 - Georgia Crime Information Center; provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records
Sponsored by: Mullis,Jeff 53rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of records by the Georgia Crime Information Center to public agencies and political subdivisions and responsibility and liability of the issuing center, so as to provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB154 - Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education Act; enact
Sponsored by: Rice,Tom 51st

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System of Georgia, so as to enact the “Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education Act”; to provide a short title; to provide legislative findings and intent; to require all institutions under the control of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on their efforts toward intellectual diversity; to provide for the content of such reports; to provide for the posting of such reports on the institutions’ website; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.