Georgia Senate Bill 509

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-16 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to postsecondary education generally, so as to prohibit the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, and any public postsecondary institution from asking applicants whether they have been arrested, charged, or convicted of certain crimes; to provide for the permitted uses of criminal history record information for admitted students; to provide for conditions for such use; to provide for penalties; to provide for admissibility of criminal history record information in certain civil actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and any public postsecondary institution from asking applicants whether they have been arrested, charges; prohibit

Sen. Clint Dixon [R]

Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

Sen. Randy Robertson [R]

Sen. Brandon Beach [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-15	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67098
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224218