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05 HB 553/FA/AP
House Bill 553 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Hembree of the 67th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Fleming of the 117th, Keen of the 179th, Casas of the 103rd, and others

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 that a student in a degree program shall not be required to join a professional association as a condition of enrollment; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
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, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new Code Section 20-3-87 to read as follows:
"20-3-87.
No student in a degree program in the university system shall be required to join a professional association as a condition of enrollment in such degree program."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.