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ADOPTED
SENATE
Senator
Pearson of the 51st offered the following amendment:
Amend
HB 343 by inserting after
"Theatre;"
on line 3 of page 1 the following:
to
amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education,
so as to provide for home study students in public universities; to provide for
applicability;
By
inserting between lines 20 and 21 of page 2 the following:
SECTION
2A.
Title
20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended
by inserting a new Code section to read as follows:
"20-3-66.1.
(a)
A member institution of the University System of Georgia shall consider for
admission an applicant to the institution as an undergraduate student on the
same basis as any other student if the applicant has completed a home study
program and meets the residency requirements of the board of regents and
if:
(1)
The
applicant́s
scores on one or more nationally recognized admissions tests are commensurate
with those of entering freshmen in the institution; and
(2)
The
applicant́s
scores on the
institutiońs
entrance or placement examinations would allow the student to be placed in
freshman-level, nonremedial classes.
(b)
The board of regents is authorized to adopt rules and regulations relating to
the operation of admissions programs under this Code section.
(c)
This Code section shall apply to all applicants on and after the effective date
of this Code
section."