Georgia CommonsSR 474: Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability; create
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Senate Resolution 474
By: Senators Orrock of the 36th, Dixon of the 45th, Harbison of the 15th, Burns of the 23rd and Harrell of the 40th
ADOPTED SENATE
A RESOLUTION
Creating the Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Georgia has the third highest graduate and undergraduate student loan debt per borrower in the nation; and
WHEREAS, by 2031, 72 percent of all jobs will require postsecondary credentials and currently Georgia has a postsecondary completion rate of 50.8 percent among young adults; and
WHEREAS, unlike many other states, Georgia does not have a means tested scholarship program; and
WHEREAS, the amount of unrestricted education lottery reserves currently totals $1.6 billion; and
WHEREAS, this body should explore options for making higher education more affordable for Georgians, including the creation of a means tested scholarship program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:
(1) Creation of Senate study committee. There is created the Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability.
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate. The President shall designate one member of the committee as chairperson of the committee.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. 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.
(5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the Senate.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with the Secretary of the Senate.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Secretary of the Senate a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu thereof.
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.