The bill runs along the lines of an executive order Gov. Roy Cooper issued Monday, which is meant to encourage more applicants for open state jobs. The state employees association says: just give ...

The Georgia Senate previously voted on the legislation in February. The Reducing Barriers to State Employment bill would ... by removing college degree and certification requirements to better ...

The order clarifies that relevant work experience can be substituted for education for most state jobs — meaning that many ...

The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would instruct an ... also show that private companies have reduced requirements for college degrees.

Senate Bill 196, the "Student Borrowers’ Bill of Rights", was filed in the N.C. Senate. If passed, the bill would create a ...

The Arkansas Senate on Monday handily approved a ... to establish these work requirements under the bill. If the federal approval is denied, each public housing authority would be required to ...

A Georgia Senate committee is advancing a bill that would instruct an agency to examine qualifications for state government jobs and not require a college degree unless truly necessary. The Senate ...

Senate Bill 239, titled “Reduce Barriers to State ... employers in the public and private sectors have begun to drop degree requirements. A nationwide survey conducted in January found that ...

A Georgia Senate committee is advancing a bill that would ... experience and educational requirements for jobs and reduce jobs that require a four-year college degree. Sen. John Albers, a Roswell ...