06 LC 35
0011
Senate
Bill
368 PRE-FILE
By:
Senators Golden of the 8th, Zamarripa of the 36th and Stoner of the 6th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
create and establish the "Georgia Higher Education Protection Act of 2006"; 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 the board of regents shall determine residency and admission
requirements for institutions within the university system; to provide for
related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Higher Education Protection
Act of 2006."
SECTION
2.
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 striking
Code Section 20-3-66, relating to the University System of Georgia, in its
entirety and inserting in its place a new Code Section 20-3-66 to read as
follows:
∀20-3-66.
∀20-3-66.
(a)
The board of regents has exclusive authority to establish admission and
residency requirements for institutions within the university
system.
(b)
For the purposes of determining resident status for tuition or fees, no person
who has attained the legal age of majority shall be deemed to have gained
residence while attending any educational institution in this state as a
full-time student, as such status is defined by the board of regents, in the
absence of a clear demonstration that he
or
she has established domicile in this state
and has otherwise complied with the rules governing the residency status of
students as adopted by the board.
(c)
The residence, for tuition or fee purposes, of any person receiving regular
financial assistance from his
or
her parent, or whose
parent́s
income was taken into account by any private or governmental agency furnishing
financial educational assistance to such person, including scholarships, loans,
or otherwise, shall be the same as that of his
or
her parent. In the event such
persońs
parents have separate domiciles, his
or
her residence for tuition or fee purposes
shall be the domicile of the parent furnishing him
or
her the greater financial assistance or
the parent having the larger income if neither furnishes such
assistance.∀
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.