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GA SB509
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2024
Primary Sponsor
Clint Dixon
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AI Summary
- Prohibits the Board of Regents, the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, and all public postsecondary institutions from asking applicants about arrests, charges, or convictions on admissions applications, except for convictions of specific felony offenses listed in Code Section 15-11-560 (paragraphs 4 through 7)
- Allows public postsecondary institutions to request criminal history record information for already-admitted students and use it for supportive counseling, campus life decisions (such as residency and activities), and financial aid determinations
- Requires institutions using criminal history records to consider the nature and gravity of the offense, time elapsed since the conduct, the student's age at the time, and any evidence of rehabilitation
- Violations subject the institution to withholding of state funding and state-administered federal funding, including direct institutional funds and student scholarships, loans, and grants
- Bars the admissibility of criminal history record information in civil proceedings against a public institution based on student conduct if the records are irrelevant, were previously restricted/sealed/pardoned, or involved an arrest or charge that did not result in a conviction
Legislative Description
Education; the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and any public postsecondary institution from asking applicants whether they have been arrested, charges; prohibit
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/16/2024
Committee Referrals
Higher Education2/16/2024
Full Bill Text
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