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HB 79 - College admissions; prohibit grade indexing

Ehrhart, Earl (36th)	Wiles, John J (34th)	Manning, Judith H (32nd)

Status Summary	HC:	USys	SC:		FR:	01/13/99	LA:	01/14/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL 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 high school grades of person seeking admission to any public college or university in this state shall not be indexed except under certain conditions; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 20-3-85

HB 79                                              LC 26 0935 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the 
  1- 2  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the 
  1- 3  University System of Georgia, so as to provide that high 
  1- 4  school grades of persons seeking admission to any public 
  1- 5  college or university in this state shall not be indexed 
  1- 6  except under certain conditions; to provide for related 
  1- 7  matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official 
  1-11  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the University System 
  1-12  of Georgia, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new 
  1-13  Code Section 20-3-85 to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "20-3-85. 
 
  1-15    The high school grades of any person seeking admission to 
  1-16    any public college or university of this state shall not 
  1-17    be indexed or adjusted for the purpose of converting such 
  1-18    grades to any equivalent grading system unless the method 
  1-19    of indexing or adjustment operates such that the relative 
  1-20    ranking of students by grades prior to and subsequent to 
  1-21    such indexing or adjustment shall be unchanged." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-24  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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