34-14-5. Reporting on the alignment of policies, programs, and practices of the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College system of Georgia, and the Georgia Student Finance Commission; requirements; cooperation.

The State Workforce Development Board shall develop and approve a report detailing the alignment of policies, programs, and practices of the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Student Finance Commission that promotes and advances the objectives of serving student needs, avoiding duplication of mission, using state resources efficiently, and expanding opportunities for postsecondary credential attainment.#

As directed by the Governor, the State Workforce Development Board shall coordinate and collaborate with the Department of Education, the University System of Georgia, and the Technical College System of Georgia to create the report required by this Code section that shall include the following:#

1. (1)

   A list of the courses articulated from the State Board of Education to the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and HOPE-eligible private institutions;#

2. (2)

   A list of the courses approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to be transferrable between institutions of the university system and units of the technical college system;#

3. (3)

   Of the courses listed as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, identification of the university system baccalaureate degree program or programs for which each such course has been approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to be a degree prerequisite;#

4. (4)

   Of the courses listed as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, identification of the technical college system degree program or programs for which each such course has been approved by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to be degree prerequisites;#

5. (5)

   A summary of efforts undertaken by the Technical College System of Georgia in collaboration with the University System of Georgia to reduce barriers to degree completion by students who have earned course credits in the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, or both;#

6. (6)

   A list of the courses approved by HOPE-eligible private institutions and the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to be transferrable between units of the HOPE-eligible private institution and the technical college system;#

7. (7)

   A list of the courses approved by HOPE-eligible private institutions and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to be transferrable between units of the HOPE-eligible private institution and the university system;#

8. (8)

   A summary of efforts undertaken to develop plans and procedures for reverse transfers. As used in this paragraph, the term “reverse transfer” means the process of transferring the credits a student has earned from a four-year institution to any unit of the Technical College System of Georgia from which a student has transferred so that such credits will be available to such student for purposes of his or her enrollment in or completion of programs offered by the Technical College System of Georgia;#

9. (9)

   A summary of the efforts undertaken on behalf of the Technical College System of Georgia, the University System of Georgia, and the State Board of Education to comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-4-20;#

10. (10)

    A summary of efforts undertaken to align articulated, transferrable courses and degree completion to the High-demand Career List published by the State Workforce Development Board as provided in Code Section 34-14-3, including the total number of articulation agreements aligned to the state’s high-demand list for the State Board of Education, the University System of Georgia, and the Technical College System of Georgia;#

11. (11)

    The number of students enrolled in programs of study provided for in subsection (a) of Code Section 20-2-159.1 receiving articulated credit with the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia and which credits those students receive; and#

12. (12)

    Of the articulation agreements listed as provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, identification of the number of articulated credits awarded, which institutions awarded which credits, and the local school system or public school represented by the students who earned such credits.#

The report required by this Code section shall be:#

1. (1)

   Approved by the State Workforce Development Board on or before December 1 of each even-numbered year;#

2. (2)

   Submitted by the State Workforce Development Board to the Governor; the President of the Senate; the Speaker of the House of Representatives; the respective chairs of the House Committee on Education, the Senate Education and Youth Committee, the House Committee on Higher Education, and the Senate Higher Education Committee; and the Office of Planning and Budget; and#

3. (3)

   Published on the public websites of the State Workforce Development Board, the Office of Student Achievement, the Department of Education, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Student Finance Commission on or before December 31 of each even-numbered year.#

All relevant state agencies and educational institutions included in this process shall cooperate in collecting and sharing data necessary for the preparation of the report required by this Code section, subject to applicable privacy protections, within a predetermined time frame as set by the State Workforce Development Board.#