Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB385 Compare Versions

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1		-	24 LC 47 3053S
2		-	The House Committee on Higher Education offers the following substitute to SB 385:
	1	+	24 LC 46 0717
	2	+	Senate Bill 385
	3	+	By: Senators Williams of the 25th, Payne of the 54th, Brass of the 28th, Anavitarte of the
	4	+	31st, Robertson of the 29th and others
	5	+	AS PASSED SENATE
3	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	7		AN ACT
5		-	To amend Part 2 of Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia1
	8	+	To amend Part 2 of Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
	9	+	1
6	10		Annotated, relating to funding, donations, property, and scholarships with respect to Georgia2
7	11		Military College, so as to revise legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary3
8		-	study beyond the second-year level; to provide for ~~an annual report~~; to ~~provide for related4~~
9		-	~~matters; to repeal conflicting laws;~~ and for other purposes.5
	12	+	study beyond the second year level; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;4
	13	+	and for other purposes.5
10	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6
11	15		SECTION 1.7
12	16		Part 2 of Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,8
13	17		relating to funding, donations, property, and scholarships with respect to the Georgia Military9
14	18		College, is amended by revising Code Section 20-3-560, relating to legislative intent, as 10
15	19		follows:11
16	20		"20-3-560.12
17		-	(a) It is the intention of the General Assembly that the Georgia Military College be a13
18		-	state-wide institution dedicated to providing a high-quality military education to the youth14
	21	+	It is the intention of the General Assembly that the Georgia Military College be a13
	22	+	state-wide institution dedicated to providing a high-quality military
	23	+	education to the youth14
19	24		of this state, but built upon its military heritage of duty, honor, and love of country, and15
20	25		grounded in the core values of respect, selfless service, integrity, and personal courage.16
21		-	S. B. 385 (SUB)
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23	26		Such education shall not be beyond the level of the second year of postsecondary study,17
24		-	except for any of the following bachelor Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs:18
25		-	(1) Bachelor of Applied Science;19
26		-	(2) Bachelor of Business Administration;20
27		-	(3) Bachelor of Science in Communications;21
28		-	(4) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science;22
29		-	(5) Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice;23
30		-	(6) Bachelor of Science in Education;24
31		-	(7) Bachelor of Arts in General Studies;25
32		-	(8) Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration;26
33		-	(9) Bachelor of Science in Psychology; and27
34		-	(10) Bachelor of Science in Public Health,28
35		-	which assist graduates of institutions under the Technical College System of Georgia in the29
36		-	attainment of a four-year bachelor's degree; provided, however, that no branch of the Georgia30
37		-	Military College shall offer any Bachelor of Applied Science degree program that is31
38		-	currently being offered by an institution of the Board of Regents of the University System32
39		-	of Georgia which is located in the same county as such branch; offered only to students33
40		-	enrolled in the Georgia Military Global Online Leadership College (GOLC), provided,34
41		-	further, that the level of such educational programs shall be subject to the availability of35
42		-	funds appropriated by the General Assembly. The student enrollment of the college shall36
43		-	reflect as closely as possible the racial and demographic makeup of the state.37
44		-	(b) The Georgia Military College shall submit by September 30, 2024, and each38
45		-	September 1 thereafter a report to the Office of Planning and Budget, the House Committee39
46		-	on Higher Education, and the Senate Higher Education Committee. Such report shall40
47		-	describe the successes and failures of all bachelor degree programs at the Georgia Military41
48		-	College to the extent of detail that the leadership of such college determines is reasonably42
49		-	S. B. 385 (SUB)
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51		-	necessary. Such report shall be based on the immediately prior fiscal, academic, or43
52		-	calendar year based on the discretion of such college."44
53		-	SECTION 2.45
54		-	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.46
55		-	S. B. 385 (SUB)
56		-	- 3 -
	27	+	S. B. 385
	28	+	- 1 - 24 LC 46 0717
	29	+	except for Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs which assist graduates of18
	30	+	institutions under the Technical College System of Georgia in the attainment of a four-year19
	31	+	bachelor's degree; provided, however, that no branch of the Georgia Military College shall20
	32	+	offer any Bachelor of Applied Science degree program that is currently being offered by21
	33	+	an institution of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia which is located22
	34	+	in the same county as such branch; offered only to students enrolled in the Georgia Military23
	35	+	Global Online Leadership College (GOLC), provided, further, that the level of such24
	36	+	educational programs shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the25
	37	+	General Assembly. The student enrollment of the college shall reflect as closely as26
	38	+	possible the racial and demographic makeup of the state."27
	39	+	SECTION 2.28
	40	+	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.29
	41	+	S. B. 385
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