SUMMARY:  LC 33 5825  LC 40 0830S (SCS)  A resolution demanding that the College Board revise the Advanced Placement course and exam (APUSH).

REQUIREMENTS:

• The State Board of Education is to instruct the College Board to return to an approach more compatible with the traditional topic outline which allows flexibility to incorporate Georgia Standards for Social Studies and to instruct the College Board to return to an APUSH exam that aligns with the approach emphasizing America's founding principles and uniqueness of America's role in the world
• The Georgia Congressional delegation and the Governor are urged to push for greater market competition in funding for the College Board
• The State Board is directed to explore alternatives to the AP program that would allow Georgia students to obtain college credit by mastering content dictated by Georgia standards 

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Upon approval by the Senate.