Bill Text: GA SR147 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Private Sector Colleges/Universities; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-15 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR147 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR147-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 147
By:
Senators Grant of the 25th, Tolleson of the 20th, Stone of the 23rd and Chance
of the 16th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
the importance of private sector colleges and universities in America's higher
education; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
private sector colleges enroll nearly 2.6 million students in the United States
and comprise 42 percent of the 6,667 Title-IV eligible postsecondary
institutions; and
WHEREAS,
private sector colleges serve a diverse group of students and enroll a higher
percentage of minorities – 40 percent compared to 32 percent at public and
22 percent at private nonprofit institutions; and
WHEREAS,
24 percent of all African American students and 18 percent of all Hispanic
students who received associate degrees in 2008-2009 earned them at a private
sector college; and
WHEREAS,
although private sector colleges enroll a much smaller number of students, 10
percent, than do private nonprofits, 17 percent, and public institutions, they
account for a disproportionate percentage of graduates in key fields, including
42 percent of health care degrees and certificates conferred at two-year and
less than two-year institutions and 14 percent of health care degrees and
certificates at four-year or more institutions; and
WHEREAS,
the United States Department of Education is considering rules that may
adversely impact hundreds of thousands of students attending private sector
colleges and universities and are antithetical to the President's goal of the
United States once again having the highest proportion of colleges graduates in
the world by 2020.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
the importance of increasing the number of college graduates among American
students; support laws and regulations that promote fair and equal access to all
sectors of higher education; and acknowledge that career aspirations should be a
matter of choice for those pursuing a higher education.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the President of the United
States, the United States Congress, and the appropriate leadership of the United
States Department of Education.
