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GA SB399
Bill
Status
Passed
5/2/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shelly Echols
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AI Summary
- Encourages and sets expectations for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, local boards of education, and the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to enter into and amend agreements for awarding postsecondary course credits transferable between the university system and technical college system
- Requires the Technical College System commissioner, in collaboration with the University System chancellor, to submit a written report by December 1 of each even-numbered year to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and relevant committee chairs detailing transferable courses, approved degree prerequisites, and efforts to reduce barriers to degree completion
- Mandates the report include summaries of reverse transfer efforts (transferring credits from four-year institutions back to technical colleges to award degrees), compliance with inter-system collaboration requirements, and alignment of transferable courses with the State Workforce Development Board's High-demand Career List
- Requires the Technical College System to certify prior to the start of each semester all courses approved by the Board of Regents as transferable to university system units, and to identify which university system baccalaureate degree programs accept each course as a prerequisite
- Encourages both the Board of Regents and the Technical College System Board to promote and allow individual units of each system to enter into their own credit transfer agreements, consistent with objectives of serving student needs, avoiding duplication, using state resources efficiently, and expanding postsecondary degree attainment
Legislative Description
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to enter into and amend existing agreements with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; encourage and state expectations
Last Action
Act 552
5/2/2024
Committee Referrals
Higher Education2/27/2024
Higher Education1/26/2024
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