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GA Code § 20-2-256 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 9 - Grants for Educational Programs|§ 20-2-256. Joint After-School Programs for At-Risk Students

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "After-school program" means any academic program conducted after regular school hours to serve only:   Students who have previously dropped out of school;   Students who are in a regular day time school who have previously failed courses; or   A combination of students described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.     "Course" means an instructional course for which a program count is permissible under Code Section 20-2-160.   "FTE" or "full-time equivalency" means the program cost obtained under the method described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-160.   "Student" means a person who is otherwise eligible to be included in a program count under Code Section 20-2-160.     Four or more local school systems which jointly establish any after-school program for at-risk students shall be eligible to receive a state grant, not to exceed $225,000.00 per year, which is equal to the amount of direct instructional costs which would be earned by students described in subparagraph (a)(1)(B) of this Code section if they were enrolled in equivalent courses in the remedial education program during the school day and counted as FTE students under the method described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-160. No student in the after-school program who is actually included in a regular after-school FTE program count pursuant to Code Section 20-2-160 may be counted in determining the amount of a grant under this Code section.   The FTE count for students described in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of this Code section shall be funded at the weight and teacher-student ratio specified for alternative education programs in paragraph (18) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-161.   The State Board of Education is directed to prescribe a method of determining full-time equivalency of such programs in keeping with paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-160 and shall calculate the funds needed for such programs as part of its annual budget request.     (Code 1981, §20-2-256, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 240, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1370, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1399, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-257 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 9 - Grants for Educational Programs|§ 20-2-257. Grants for Driver Education Courses for Secondary School Students

 The State Board of Education shall provide public secondary schools and local school systems with grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and pursuant to applications made at the discretion of such systems. The purpose of such grants shall be to support motor vehicle driver education courses and programs for secondary school students. The amount of such grants shall be reflective of the most recent counts of age 15, 16, and 17 year old secondary school students in the public schools or local school systems. The public schools or local school systems receiving such grants may expend these funds only for purposes of providing driver education courses or programs to secondary school students. Such courses or programs may be provided directly by the local school system or by contract with a private driver education school licensed by the Department of Driver Services. Such grants shall be supplemental to any other provision of state funds for such driver education courses or programs. The state board shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary for the effective implementation of this Code section.    (Code 1981, §20-2-257, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1520, § 4; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 20; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 20/HB 1387.)   Cross references.   - The Driver Training School and Commercial Driver Training School License Act, T. 43, C. 13.    Tax credit for private driver education courses of minors, § 48-7-29.5.
GA Code § 20-2-258 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 9 - Grants for Educational Programs|§ 20-2-258. Funds for Grant Recipients; Criteria for Compacts Between Students, Teachers and Parents

 The State Board of Education shall request funds sufficient to provide grants to qualified public elementary and secondary schools and local school systems, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. The purpose of such grants shall be to encourage grant recipients to develop and implement written compacts among teachers, parents, and students. Such compacts shall be entered into voluntarily and shall describe the commitments made by the student, the student's teacher, and the student's parents to improve and enhance the student's academic achievement. Grant recipients shall ensure that a compact is offered for each class in which a student is enrolled and that students and parents are invited to a conference with the teacher, within the first 30 days after enrollment, to discuss the terms of the compact. The state board shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary for the effective implementation of this Code section.    (Code 1981, §20-2-258, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 41.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"
GA Code § 20-2-259 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 9 - Grants for Educational Programs|§ 20-2-259. Extended Day Program for Students in Grades Nine Through 12

 The State Board of Education shall establish an extended day program for students in grades nine through 12. Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, funding for extended day services shall be provided to local school systems through grants calculated as follows:    Divide the salary amount for an administrator, as calculated on a ten-month basis, by the base size for the high school general education program (9-12); and   Multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (1) of this Code section by the sum of the full-time equivalent program count for the high school general education program (9-12) and the career, technical, and agricultural education laboratory program (9-12).  Each year the state board shall request funds sufficient to provide for the development and supervision of an extended day program during the regular school year.      (Code 1981, §20-2-259, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 42; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 19/HB 283.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"
GA Code § 20-2-261 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 10 - Capital Outlay Funds|§ 20-2-261. Common Minimum Facility Requirements

  The State Board of Education shall establish common minimum facility requirements which each public school facility must meet in order to be certified for use in any component of the educational or recreational program of that school. Such minimum requirements shall include those provisions of law or state board policy on matters that relate to fire and physical safety; sanitation and health, including temperature and ventilation; minimum space, size, and configuration for the various components of the instructional program; and construction stability, quality, and suitability for intended uses. Such minimum requirements shall not prohibit wood construction that is otherwise in compliance with state minimum standard codes as they existed on January 1, 2014. As used in this subsection, the term "state minimum standard codes" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (9) of Code Section 8-2-20.   The State Board of Education shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that each school facility meets minimum standards as determined by state board policy.   A proposed plan of action which includes a list and description of each deficiency and time limits within which such deficiencies are to be corrected must be submitted to the State Board of Education for review and approval. Further, the state board shall have the authority, in accordance with Code Section 20-2-243, to withhold all or part of the state funds in support of this part from any local unit of administration refusing or failing to implement the plan of action for deficiency remediation approved by the state board.   A local board of education shall be exempt from county and municipal assessments and fees for county and municipal building permits and inspections and exempt from county and municipal impact fees.     (Code 1981, §20-2-261, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 541, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 915, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 813, § 1/SB 301.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, added the third and fourth sentences in subsection (a).
GA Code § 20-2-263 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 10 - Capital Outlay Funds|§ 20-2-263. Grant Program to Incentivize Adoption of Digital Learning; Rules and Regulations

  The State Board of Education is authorized to establish a grant program to incentivize the adoption of digital learning using high speed internet connections across Georgia schools. The grant program shall include funding, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, for grants to local boards of education for the purchase of technology capital, including, but not limited to, desktop computers, network equipment, wireless equipment, tablet computers, laptop computers, and any other technology devices or equipment that advances student learning.   The state board is authorized to develop rules and regulations to implement the grant program, including requiring local school systems to commit to expanding and paying for high speed bandwidth for five years and a plan of use of the bandwidth in each school for instructional purposes, requiring each local school system to demonstrate that it has a technology plan that incorporates the use of new technology into student learning and includes a component for professional development for staff, and requiring local matching funds from local school systems to demonstrate long-term sustainability. The grant program criteria may take into account the financial need and lack of existing bandwidth of a local school system and any previous grants received by the local board of education pursuant to this Code section and may provide for waiver of the matching funds requirement for local school systems that demonstrate financial need.     (Code 1981, §20-2-263, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 20/HB 283.)
GA Code § 20-2-270 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 11 - Regional Educational Service Agencies|§ 20-2-270. Establishment of State-Wide Network

  The State Board of Education shall establish a state-wide network of regional educational service agencies for the purposes of: providing shared services designed to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services to local school systems and state charter schools; providing instructional programs directly to selected public school students in the state; and providing Georgia Learning Resources System services. The regional educational service agencies established by the state board may legally be referred to as "RESA" or "RESA's."   The State Board of Education shall establish the service area of each regional educational service agency as a geographically defined area of the state. All local school systems, state charter schools, Technical College System of Georgia facilities and institutions, and University System of Georgia facilities and institutions that are located in the designated geographical area shall be members of that regional educational service agency.   Every state supported postsecondary institution shall be an active member of a regional educational service agency.   Each regional educational service agency and its employees shall be subject to or exempt from taxation in the same manner as are school systems and school system employees.   All employees and volunteers of a regional educational service agency shall be immune from liability to the same extent as are employees and volunteers of a school system.   Regional educational service agencies are not state agencies but shall be considered local units of administration for purposes of this chapter.     (Code 1981, §20-2-270, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1972, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 17; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1340, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1062, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 44; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 20/HB 706; Ga. L. 2018, p. 650, § 1/HB 787.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, inserted "and state charter schools" in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (a); and inserted "state charter schools," in the middle of the second sentence of subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Regional agencies not state agencies.    - Regional educational service agencies are not state agencies and, therefore, are not public employers under O.C.G.A. § 45-1-4, the whistleblower statute. North Ga. Reg'l Educ. Serv. Agency v. Weaver, 272 Ga. 289, 527 S.E.2d 864 (2000).
GA Code § 20-2-273 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 11 - Regional Educational Service Agencies|§ 20-2-273. Agency Directors and Staff

  Each board of control shall appoint and contract with a director who shall be the executive officer of the regional educational service agency. The director shall be responsible for the administration of programs and services approved by the board of control, including the Georgia Learning Resources System, except for those under contract with a local board of education serving as fiscal agents for the Georgia Learning Resources System.   The regional educational service agency staff shall consist of those individuals authorized by the board of control to provide the instructional and support services prescribed in this part.     (Code 1981, §20-2-273, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1340, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1062, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 48.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, "agents" was substituted for "agent" in the last sentence of subsection (a).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"
GA Code § 20-2-280 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 12 - Effectiveness of Educational Programs|§ 20-2-280. Long-Term Strategic Plans

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 50, effective July 1, 2000.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 20-2-280, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1.   Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"
GA Code § 20-2-281.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 12 - Effectiveness of Educational Programs|§ 20-2-281.1. Petition to Obtain High School Diploma; Notice of Petition Option

  On and after March 30, 2015, students shall no longer be required to earn a passing score on the Georgia High School Graduation Test to earn a high school diploma.   A person who is no longer enrolled in a Georgia public school and who previously failed to receive a high school diploma in this state or was denied graduation solely for failing to achieve a passing score on one or more portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test or its predecessor or the Georgia High School Writing Test or its predecessor may petition the local board of education in which he or she was last enrolled to determine the student's eligibility to receive a high school diploma pursuant to this Code section based on the graduation requirements in effect when the student first entered ninth grade. Once the local board of education confers a diploma upon a student meeting such requirements, the local board shall transmit to the Georgia Department of Education in accordance with department procedures the number of diplomas awarded. The local board of education may date the high school diploma on the date the student graduated or the date the diploma was conferred. Students receiving diplomas pursuant to this Code section shall not be counted as graduates in the graduation rate calculations for affected schools and school systems, either retroactively or in current or future calculations. On or before January 31, 2020, the Georgia Department of Education shall report to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly the number of diplomas granted, by local school system, pursuant to this Code section.   Each local school system shall annually advertise the provisions of this Code section, one time no later than January 15, 2016, one time no later than January 15, 2017, and one time no later than January 15, 2018. Such advertisement shall be made in a local newspaper of general circulation which shall be the same newspaper in which other legal announcements of the local board of education are advertised. At a minimum, such notice shall consist of two columns measuring at least ten inches in length and measuring at least four and one-half inches in combined width, and include:   A headline printed in at least a 24 point boldface type;   An explanation of who qualifies for the petitioning option;   An explanation of the petition process;   A contact name and phone number; and   The deadline for submitting a petition.       (Code 1981, §20-2-281.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 21, § 5/HB 91.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2015, "March 30, 2015" was substituted for "the effective date of this Act" in subsection (a).
GA Code § 20-2-282 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 12 - Effectiveness of Educational Programs|§ 20-2-282. Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy

  It is the policy of the State of Georgia that the placement or promotion of a student into a grade, class, or program should be based on an assessment of the academic achievement of the student and a determination of the education setting in which the student is most likely to receive the instruction and other services needed in order to succeed and progress to the next higher level of academic achievement.   This policy as provided for in this Code section and Code Sections 20-2-283 through 20-2-285 shall be known as the "Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy."     (Code 1981, §20-2-282, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 148, § 15.)   Editor's notes.   - Former Code Section20-2-282, relating to comprehensive evaluation of public schools, local systems, and regional agencies, was repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, §§ 52, 53, effective July 1, 2000. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 20-2-282, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1848, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1630, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1994, p. 668, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1340, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 20.
GA Code § 20-2-284 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 12 - Effectiveness of Educational Programs|§ 20-2-284. Criteria for Local Boards of Education; Model Placement and Promotion Policy

  No later than July 1, 2003, each local board of education shall develop and adopt a placement and promotion policy in accordance with the criteria established by the State Board of Education as provided in Code Section 20-2-283 and consistent with the Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy.   Except for those end-of-grade assessments specified in Code Section 20-2-283, the placement and promotion policy as developed and adopted by each local board of education shall state how the end-of-grade assessments administered under Code Section 20-2-281 for grades one through eight will be weighted or otherwise utilized by the school principal or the principal's designee in determining the overall academic achievement of a student and an appropriate plan of accelerated, differentiated, or additional instruction, placement, promotion, or retention of a student.   To assist each local board of education, the State Board of Education shall develop a model placement and promotion policy which may be utilized by a local board of education.     (Code 1981, §20-2-284, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 148, § 15; Ga. L. 2015, p. 21, § 7/HB 91.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective March 30, 2015, in subsection (b), in the first sentence, substituted "end-of-grade" for "criterion-referenced" near the beginning and substituted "end-of-grade assessments" for "criterion-referenced competency tests" near the middle.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "Code Section" was inserted preceding "20-2-281" in subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Former Code Section20-2-284, relating to the Council for School Performance, was repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, §§ 52, 53, effective July 1, 2000. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 20-2-284, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1438, § 1.
GA Code § 20-2-285 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 12 - Effectiveness of Educational Programs|§ 20-2-285. Timetable for Implementation of Policy

 The State Board of Education shall provide for a timetable of implementation of this Code section and the Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy which shall include:    The third grade beginning with the 2003-2004 school year;   The fifth grade beginning with the 2004-2005 school year; and   The eighth grade beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.     (Code 1981, §20-2-285, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 148, § 15.)
GA Code § 20-2-285.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 6 - Quality Basic Education|Part 12 - Effectiveness of Educational Programs|§ 20-2-285.1. Provisions Applicable to Third-Grade Criterion-Referenced Reading Assessment Students

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 22/HB 706, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 7A; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 20/HB 95; Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 6/HB 117.