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House
Resolution 1877
By:
Representative Dollar of the
45th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Study Committee on University System of Georgia Admission Practices
and Policies; 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 university and other
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Study Committee on University System of Georgia Admission Practices
and Policies to be composed of five members of the House appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker 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 House of
Representatives. 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.