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GA SR329
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Sonya Halpern
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AI Summary
- Creates the Senate Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to study the conditions, needs, issues, and problems facing Georgia's ten HBCUs and recommend actions or legislation
- Committee composed of six Senate members appointed by the President of the Senate, with at least three from the minority caucus and one designated as chairperson
- Committee authorized to request assistance from Georgia HBCUs, the University System of Georgia, and other experts, and may hold meetings in locations including Atlanta, Savannah, and Albany
- Georgia's HBCUs generate more than $1.3 billion in total economic impact to the state's economy and confer 40 percent of all STEM degrees earned by African American students
- Committee set to stand abolished on December 1, 2021, with any findings or legislative recommendations to be filed with the Secretary of the Senate prior to that date
Legislative Description
Senate Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; create
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted
4/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Rules3/31/2021
Full Bill Text
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