The Board member would have to be an alumni of one of the HBCUs under the University System.
A Georgia lawmaker has proposed a new bill that would require an HBCU graduate to be an at-large member of the University System’s Board of Regents.
Rep. Floyd Griffin of Milledgeville introduced the measure that would ensure an alum of a historically Black college or university would always be part of the board. At least one would have to serve on the Board of Regents by the start of 2028 and increase to two members by 2031…