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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia House Bill 203 requires Board of Regents to include HBCU graduates
Last action · February 4, 2025: House Second ReadersSponsors: Floyd Griffin and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Georgia House Bill 203 requires that the of the University System of Georgia include at least one graduate of a historically black college or university by January 1, 2028, and at least two by January 1, 2031.
Changes the membership qualifications for the state's higher education governing body by establishing a representation quota for alumni of specific institutions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Board of Regents
Must include members who meet specific alumni qualification criteria by established dates.
University System of Georgia
Its governing board is subject to new composition requirements regarding HBCU graduates.
Key Facts
- Beginning January 1, 2028, at least one at-large member of the Board of Regents must be a graduate of a historically black college or university.
- Beginning January 1, 2031, at least two at-large members of the Board of Regents must be graduates of a historically black college or university.
- A 'historically black college or university' is defined as an institution meeting eligibility requirements of 34 C.F.R. Section 608.2 as of January 1, 2025, and which is a unit of the University System of Georgia.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseHouse Second Readers
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Jan 30, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
www.legis.ga.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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