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Senate
Resolution 1280
By:
Senators Hill of the 32nd and Rogers of the 21st
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate University System of Georgia Admission Practices and Policies Study
Committee; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
each year, the State of Georgia produces outstanding high school graduates who
are ranked among the highest qualified students in the nation; and
WHEREAS,
many of these students apply for admission to the flagship universities of the
University System of Georgia and have a strong desire to further their
educations in the State of Georgia at a state university; and
WHEREAS,
each year, many of these highly qualified students are rejected and denied
admission to these universities and, consequently, seek admission to schools
located in other states; and
WHEREAS,
this exodus from our state of many of the best and brightest students results in
a loss to this state of their minds and talents and the consequential loss to
the economy and future of this state; and
WHEREAS,
admission to Georgia's premier institutions should be based on merit, and
efforts should be made to retain these students in the educational systems of
this state; and
WHEREAS,
there is a need to study the admission practices and policies of the University
System of Georgia to ensure that such practices and policies are conducive to
the recruitment and retention of these students.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate
University System of Georgia Admission Practices and Policies Study Committee to
be composed of five members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
The Lieutenant Governor shall designate one of the members of the committee to
serve as chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings
of the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any actions or legislation that the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the
allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees
but shall receive the same for not more than five days unless additional days
are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the Senate. In the event
that the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations with
suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or
before December 31, 2008. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31,
2008.