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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 4 - FINANCING (§§ 20-2-160 — 20-2-172) › Section 20-2-167.2 - Virtual instruction through virtual schools; no waivers

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Out-of-system student" means a student who is enrolled in a local school system and receives virtual instruction from a virtual school within the local school system, but who resides in another local school system.
(2)
"Virtual instruction" means online instruction for grades kindergarten through 12. Such term shall not include virtual instruction received through the Georgia Virtual School established pursuant to Code Section
20-2-319.1
or the clearing-house established pursuant to Code Section
20-2-319.3
, or through a state charter school which provides virtual instruction.
(3)
"Virtual school" means a school within a local school system which provides virtual instruction.
(b)
A local school system that provides virtual instruction through a virtual school whose total student enrollment is composed of more than 5 percent out-of-system students shall:
(1)
Ensure that 90 percent of funds earned pursuant to this article for out-of-system students are expended for costs for virtual instruction for such out-of-system students and shall return any excess funds to the state treasury which are not expended for such purposes; and
(2)
Include in the virtual school and local school system's College and Career Ready Performance Index data academic achievement results for out-of-system students.
(c)
This Code section shall not be subject to waiver pursuant to Code Section
20-2-82
for a strategic waivers school system, Code Section
20-2-2063.2
for a charter system, Code Section
20-2-2065
for a charter school, or Code Section
20-2-244
.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 782,§ 20, eff. 5/2/2022.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 614,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 4 - FINANCING (§§ 20-2-160 — 20-2-172) › Section 20-2-169 - Receipt of federal funds for career, occupational, or technical education

The Department of Education is designated as the sole state agency to receive federal funds allotted to Georgia under acts of Congress appropriating federal funds for career, occupational, or technical education; provided, however, those funds appropriated for the operation and management of postsecondary technical, adult, and industrial programs shall be placed under the jurisdiction and control of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provided, further, a proportionate share of those federal funds appropriated for planning, evaluation, program improvement, and other administrative and discretionary purposes shall be placed under the jurisdiction and control of such board.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 4 - FINANCING (§§ 20-2-160 — 20-2-172) › Section 20-2-170 - Authority to withhold payment of bonded indebtedness from appropriation

If the State Board of Education has received the notification from any local school system or district described in Code Section
20-2-480
and if at any time the State Board of Education is notified by the sinking fund custodian, trustee, or paying agent for bonded indebtedness of such school district or system that the school district or system has failed to effect the punctual payment of the principal of or interest on such indebtedness, the State Board of Education is authorized to and shall withhold from any state appropriation to which such school district or system may be entitled and apply so much thereof as shall be necessary to the payment of the principal of and interest on such indebtedness then due.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 4 - FINANCING (§§ 20-2-160 — 20-2-172) › Section 20-2-172 - [Repealed] Expenditure controls for fiscal years 2007 and 2008

Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 446,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-180 - Essential educational resources as basis for base amount and program weights

The essential educational resources described in this part shall serve as the basis for computing the base amount and program weights used in the Quality Basic Education Formula pursuant to Code Section
20-2-161
. Although the essential educational resources described in this part shall serve as guidelines to local school systems as to the manner by which funds allocated pursuant to Code Section
20-2-161
are expended, the local school systems are authorized to expend such funds as deemed appropriate and necessary to provide the most effective educational programs and services needed by enrolled students, except as otherwise limited by the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section
20-2-167
and other appropriate provisions of this article and by policies, regulations, and standards promulgated by the State Board of Education.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-181 - Calculation of program weights to reflect base school size

The calculation of all program weights shall reflect a base size local school system of 3,300 full-time equivalent students. The calculation of program weights for the kindergarten program, the kindergarten early intervention program, the primary grades (1-3) early intervention program, the primary grades (1-3) program, the upper elementary grades (4-5) early intervention program, and the upper elementary grades (4-5) program shall reflect a base school size of 450 full-time equivalent students. The calculation of program weights for the middle school (6-8) program, the special education programs, the remedial education program, and the English for speakers of other languages program shall reflect a base school size of 624 full-time equivalent students. The calculation of program weights for the high school general education program and the high school career, technical, and agricultural education laboratory program shall reflect a base school size of 970 full-time equivalent students. The calculation of program weights for the alternative education program shall reflect a base school size of 100 full-time equivalent students, except that the calculations for secretaries and media personnel shall reflect a base school size of 624 full-time equivalent students.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 335,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 8, eff. 4/9/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-183 - Program weights to reflect funds for maintenance and operation of facilities

All program weights, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient funds to provide for the maintenance and operation of facilities essential for housing instructional programs and essential supportive educational services, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-184 - Program weights to reflect funds for media specialists

All program weights, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient funds to pay the beginning salary for at least one media specialist for an appropriate base size school pursuant to Code Section
20-2-181
and to provide media center materials and equipment, including computer hardware and software, as essential to support instructional programs authorized under Part 3 of this article, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-184.1 - Funding for additional days of instruction; programs for low-performing students; transportation costs

The program weights for the kindergarten, kindergarten early intervention, primary, primary grades early intervention, upper elementary, upper elementary grades early intervention, middle school, and remedial programs and the program weights for the high school programs authorized pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-151
, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient funds to pay the beginning salaries for instructors needed to provide 20 additional days of instruction for 10 percent of the full-time equivalent count of the respective program. Such funds shall be used for addressing the academic needs of low-performing students with programs including, but not limited to, instructional opportunities for students beyond the regular school day, Saturday classes, intersession classes, summer school classes, and additional instructional programs during the regular school day. Following the midterm adjustment, the state board shall issue allotment sheets for each local school system. Each local school system shall spend 100 percent of the funds designated for additional days of instruction for such costs at the system level, which may include transportation costs incurred for transporting students who are attending additional classes funded by these designated funds.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 335,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 20, eff. 5/13/2011.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 227,§ 5, eff. 5/13/2011.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 384,§ 4, eff. 5/20/2010.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 30, § 5, eff. 5/20/2003.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 10, eff. 4/9/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-185 - Program weights to reflect funds for salaries for assistant principals and secretaries

All program weights, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient funds to pay the beginning salaries of assistant principals as well as the salaries of secretaries essential for the efficient and effective management of the instructional and supportive educational programs of an appropriate base size school pursuant to Code Section
20-2-181
and to provide for the costs of operating an administrative office in the school, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-189 - Migrant student grants for schools

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "migrant student" means a child who is a student in a public school and who has, within 12 months prior to first becoming a student in such school, moved across state or school district lines with a migrant parent or guardian to enable the child, the child's parent or guardian, or a member of the child's immediate family to obtain temporary or seasonal employment in an agricultural or fishing activity.
(b)
The State Board of Education shall provide grants to qualified local units of administration for the purpose of supplementing services and instruction to currently enrolled migrant students. The State Department of Education by regulation shall establish the manner in which a local unit of administration must demonstrate that any of its schools meets the eligibility requirements of this subsection.
(c)
Grants under this Code section shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. The grant amount for a local unit of administration to be used for a school thereof under this Code section shall be determined by multiplying the total appropriation for such grants by a fraction, the numerator of which is the average number of eligible migrant students enrolling in that school after the final FTE count as required in subsection (a) of Code Section
20-2-160
but prior to the end of the same academic year and the denominator of which is the average total number of eligible migrant students enrolling after the final FTE count as required in subsection (a) of Code Section
20-2-160
but prior to the end of the same academic year in all local units in the entire state. At least 90 percent of the grant funds received by a local unit under this Code section shall be used for direct program expenditures at the school for which the grant is computed under this subsection. Any portion of that 90 percent not so expended shall be returned to the State Department of Education.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-190 - Professional development centered on state-wide strategic initiatives

(a)
Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the State Board of Education shall provide professional development centered on state-wide strategic initiatives. Such strategic initiatives may include, but are not limited to, training on content standards, support for under-performing educators, and mentoring programs in specific subject areas.
(b)
It is the intention of the General Assembly that:
(1)
For Fiscal Year 2014, an amount equivalent to 0.15 percent of salaries of all certificated professional personnel, including school level administrators, used in the development of each respective program weight be appropriated to the State Board of Education for purposes of funding state-wide strategic initiatives for professional development, as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section; and
(2)
For Fiscal Year 2015 and thereafter, an amount equivalent to 0.25 percent of salaries of all certificated professional personnel, including school level administrators, used in the development of each respective program weight be appropriated to the State Board of Education for purposes of funding state-wide strategic initiatives for professional development, as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 618,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 5 - PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 20-2-180 — 20-2-191) › Section 20-2-191 - Supplies for school health nurse programs

Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the State Board of Education shall provide grants to local school systems for the purpose of purchasing supplies for school health nurse programs, as required pursuant to Code Section
20-2-771.2
. The grant funds shall be distributed to local school systems on a full-time equivalent basis. The state board shall establish regulations as to the manner in which such grant funds may be used.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 621,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-200.1 - Exemption from testing for transferring out-of-state teachers

The commission shall not require a teacher from another state desiring to transfer to this state to take a test of specific subject matter or a test of broad general knowledge to obtain a renewable certificate if such teacher:
(1)
Holds a valid, professional state educator's certificate or license from a state that is a party to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification Interstate Contract; and
(2)
Has a minimum of five years of satisfactory appraisals or ratings on any annual performance evaluations.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 107, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-200.2 - Qualification for certain certificates for military spouses

(a)
This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the "Tracy Rainey Act."
(b)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Certificate" means a credential issued by the Professional Standards Commission certifying the qualifications and classification of an individual and to authorize such individual for employment in the public schools of this state.
(2)
"Military" means the United States armed forces, including the National Guard.
(3)
"Military spouse" means a spouse of a service member or transitioning service member.
(4)
"Service member" means an active or reserve member of the armed forces, including the National Guard.
(c)
No later than July 1, 2018, the Professional Standards Commission shall adopt and implement a process by which military spouses may qualify for temporary certificates, certificates by endorsement, or expedited certificates upon moving to Georgia with their service member or transitioning service member spouse.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 426,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 184,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-201.1 - [Repealed] Professional Learning Rules Task Force; composition; recommendation of professional learning rules

Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 726,§ 1, eff. 5/2/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-202 - Life certificates

All teachers and other professional personnel who hold life certificates shall be entitled to carry forward that lifetime status if they become qualified by reason of additional training for a next higher level of certification in the same field. However, holders of life certificates shall be subject to the tests and assessments regarding certification pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-200
when such tests or assessments are required to qualify for other provisions as set forth in this article or by Professional Standards Commission policy or regulation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-203 - Validity period for renewable certificates

All renewable certificates granted by the Professional Standards Commission shall have a validity period of five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-204 - Paraprofessional and permitted personnel; classification of all certified or permitted personnel

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"Paraprofessional" is defined as a person who may have less than professional-level certification, who relates in role and function to a professional and does a portion of the professional's job or tasks under the supervision of the professional, and whose decision-making authority is limited and regulated by the professional. Such a paraprofessional shall possess the minimum of a high school diploma or a state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma. If assigned to positions governed by federal regulations, the paraprofessional must meet specified federal hiring requirements.
(2)
"Permitted personnel" is defined as persons who may not qualify for professional certificates, including retired teachers, but who function in the educational programs in the same manner as certificated personnel. Such personnel qualify for their positions on the basis of experience rather than formal education.
(b)
The Professional Standards Commission shall provide for the classification of all certified and permitted personnel employed in the public schools of this state, and no such personnel shall be employed in the public schools of this state unless they meet such minimum criteria as developed by the commission; provided, however, that such classifications shall be based only upon academic, technical, and professional training and experience of such personnel. The commission is authorized to provide for revoking or denying a certificate or permit for good cause after an investigation is conducted and notice and hearing is provided the certificate or permit holder.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 726,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 107, § 3, eff. 7/1/2003.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 20, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-205 - Georgia Master Teacher Program

(a)
The General Assembly finds that excellent public school teachers deserve recognition for the extraordinary learning opportunity they provide to Georgia students.
(b)
The Professional Standards Commission is authorized and directed to establish the "Georgia Master Teacher Program" to provide recognition to certificated public school teachers who exhibit excellence in the classroom.
(c)
The Professional Standards Commission shall establish criteria for a Master Teacher Certification. Such criteria shall include, at a minimum, evidence of student achievement, which must include student progress. A public school teacher with three or more years of teaching experience in Georgia may submit an application to the Professional Standards Commission for a Master Teacher Certification. The Professional Standards Commission shall review each application and determine whether a teacher meets the criteria for a Master Teacher Certification. If the Professional Standards Commission finds that a teacher's application meets the criteria, the teacher will be given a Master Teacher Certification, and that teacher will be known as and may be called a Master Teacher for a term to be determined pursuant to rules and regulations of the Professional Standards Commission, but in no event longer than seven years. The Professional Standards Commission is authorized to develop rules and regulations governing the Master Teacher Certification.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 142,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-207 - Online course on educator ethics

The Georgia Department of Education and the Professional Standards Commission shall cooperatively develop an online course on educator ethics. Such course shall include information on the code of ethics for educators established by the Professional Standards Commission pursuant to Code Section
20-2-984.1
. One area of emphasis in the course shall be best practices for administering state-mandated assessments.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 126,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-208 - Dyslexia endorsement for teachers; requirements; assessments

(a)
No later than December 30, 2019, the Professional Standards Commission shall create a dyslexia endorsement for teachers trained in appropriately recognizing and responding to students with characteristics of dyslexia and language disorders, such as difficulty with expressive or receptive language.
(b)
The requirements to receive such dyslexia endorsement may include training on the use of universal screening measures to identify those at risk for dyslexia, providing guidance to parents, and providing training or guidance to other teachers and school personnel.
(c)
The Professional Standards Commission shall establish measures to assess the fidelity of teacher training and implementation for teachers who receive the dyslexia endorsement.
Added by 2019 Ga. Laws 134,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-208.1 - Inclusion of identification of and interventions for dyslexia and other disorders in standards for teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary education instruction

The Professional Standards Commission shall include in its standards for teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary education instruction on:
(1)
The definition and characteristics of dyslexia and other disorders;
(2)
Evidence based interventions and accommodations for students with characteristics of dyslexia and other disorders; and
(3)
Core elements of a response-to-intervention framework addressing reading, writing, mathematics, and behavior, including:
(A)
Universal screening;
(B)
Scientific, research based interventions;
(C)
Progress monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions on student performance;
(D)
Data based decision-making procedures related to:
(i)
Determining intervention effectiveness on student performance; and
(ii)
Determining the need to continue, alter, or discontinue interventions or conduct further evaluation of student needs; and
(E)
Application and implementation of response-to-intervention and dyslexia instructional practices in the classroom setting.
Added by 2019 Ga. Laws 134,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-209 - Financial literacy endorsement for educators

(a)
No later than December 30, 2023, the Professional Standards Commission shall create a financial literacy endorsement for teachers trained in the content standards for financial literacy adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Code Section
20-2-149.4
.
(b)
The Professional Standards Commission shall establish measures to assess the fidelity of teacher training and implementation for teachers who receive the financial literacy endorsement.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 723,§ 1-3, eff. 4/28/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 1 - CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-209.1) › Section 20-2-209.1 - School safety and anti-gang endorsement for eligible certificated professional personnel

(a)
No later than December 31, 2023, the Professional Standards Commission, in consultation with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, shall create a school safety and anti-gang endorsement for eligible certificated professional personnel, as determined pursuant to rules and regulations of the Professional Standards Commission, who elect to complete a training program, approved by the Professional Standards Commission, in multidisciplinary best practices for promoting and preserving safe schools and for identifying and deterring youth gangs.
(b)
The Professional Standards Commission, in consultation with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, shall establish measures to assess the fidelity of training and implementation for individuals who receive the school safety and anti-gang endorsement.
(c)
(1)
All eligible certificated professional personnel, as determined pursuant to rules and regulations of the Professional Standards Commission, who are employed in a public school in this state, complete a school safety and anti-gang training program approved by the Professional Standards Commission, and provide to the Professional Standards Commission verification of such completion from an approved provider shall receive the school safety and anti-gang endorsement.
(2)
Postsecondary educational institutions with a teacher certification program approved by the Professional Standards Commission are encouraged to include training in multidisciplinary best practices for promoting and preserving safe schools and for identifying and deterring youth gangs in such program.
Added by 2023 Ga. Laws 7,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-212.1 - Increase in state salary of person selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year; advisory role

Any person who has been selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year, as determined by the State Board of Education, shall:
(1)
Be moved up one salary step on the state salary schedule or receive an equivalent percentage rate increase in state salary to become effective on and after the beginning of the next school year in which the person is employed in the public schools of this state. The increase in state salary provided by this Code section shall be in addition to any other increase for which the person is otherwise eligible. This Code section shall not be construed to require or prohibit any increase in the local supplement payable to such teacher; and
(2)
Be invited by the State Board of Education to serve as an advisor ex officio at a meeting held pursuant to Code Section
20-2-5
or a public hearing held pursuant to Code Section
20-2-5.1
, for which he or she shall be entitled to receive the sum provided for by Code Section
45-7-21
for actual expenses incurred in connection with attendance at such meeting or hearing of the State Board of Education and actual costs of transportation to and from the place of such meeting or hearing.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 159,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-212.3 - [Repealed] Increasing teachers' salaries in areas of shortage; criteria for determining shortage

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 74,§ 7, eff. 4/30/2009.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 449, § 22, eff. 5/4/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-212.4 - [Repealed] Additional five percent increase in teacher salary based on student performance

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2012.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 391, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-212.6 - Limitation on salary increase for school superintendent or administrators

(a)
If any local board of education furloughs teachers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, support staff, or other nonadministrative positions during any school year, such local board of education shall not use any state funds to provide a salary increase for the local school superintendent or administrators during such school year; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to any step increases on the state salary schedule which are applicable to a superintendent or administrator.
(b)
In the event that any local board of education intends to provide a salary increase using local funds or private donations for the local school superintendent or administrators during a school year in which such local board of education furloughs teachers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, support staff, or other nonadministrative positions, the local board of education shall prior to such action:
(1)
Provide 30 days' notice of such intention including the rationale for raising such salaries when other local board of education employees are furloughed; and
(2)
Conduct a public hearing for the purpose of providing an opportunity for full discussion and public input. The public hearing shall be advertised at least seven days prior to the date of such hearing 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.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 20, eff. 5/13/2011.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 367,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 142,§ 2, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-213 - [Repealed] Career ladder programs

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-214 - Salary schedule for principals; supplements

The State Board of Education shall establish a salary schedule for school principals that includes a supplement amount for each principal. The amount of the supplement shall be based on the amount appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose each year divided by the total weighted full-time equivalent count for the state. The amount for each principal shall be determined by multiplying the amount per weighted full-time equivalent count by the weighted full-time equivalent count for each school. Local school systems shall pay this supplement to each local school principal.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 12, eff. 4/9/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-215 - "In loco parentis" status of aides and paraprofessionals

Classroom aides and paraprofessionals shall have, while performing assigned duties, the authority of "in loco parentis," except for the administration of corporal punishment; provided, however, that such aides and paraprofessionals have at least the minimal training or experience, or both, prescribed by the Professional Standards Commission to have such authority and that such aides and paraprofessionals are under direct supervision of classroom teachers or other certificated professional personnel on a daily basis. Such aides and paraprofessionals shall have such authority both when the classroom teachers are present and when they are absent for justifiable purposes. Such purposes shall include planned release time and such activities as accompanying selected students to other locations or sites, instructing individual students or small groups at a location away from the classroom, meeting with parents and guardians, planning instructional programs or lessons, participating in staff development activities, and other such education activities related to classroom instruction. The Professional Standards Commission shall have the authority to prescribe such requirements and standards as it deems necessary for the effective implementation of this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-216 - Substitute teachers

As a condition for receiving funds under this article, it shall be the duty of each local unit of administration to employ and to utilize the services of substitutes for teachers who are absent. It shall be the duty of the local unit of administration to employ substitutes, including retired teachers in accordance with Code Section
47-3-127
, who possess valid teaching certificates issued by the Professional Standards Commission. If no person holding a valid teaching certificate is available for this purpose, the local unit of administration is authorized to employ the person who most closely meets the requirements for certification as a teacher and who is available to serve as a substitute, provided such person is closely supervised by the school principal or principal's designee. It shall be the duty of the commission to promulgate and adopt rules, regulations, and policies establishing classes or categories of persons, in order of descending priority, who most closely meet requirements for certification within this state. Nothing contained in this Code section shall prevent the local governing board or its executive officer from refusing to employ as a substitute teacher one who, in the discretion of the board, would be detrimental to the education of the students provided for by this article. For purposes of this Code section, certificated substitute teachers shall not be considered part-time personnel pursuant to Code Section
20-2-212
. Salaries for substitute teachers shall be set by the local boards of education.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-217 - Professional and staff development stipends

The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to devise a program to provide professional and staff development stipends sufficient to allow eligible licensed personnel, paraprofessionals, and aides to participate in development programs which will enable such employees to increase their education pertaining to their job classification or to obtain appropriate degrees to become certified teachers. Such stipends shall be provided to individuals on a reimbursable basis on a state approved schedule. The State Board of Education shall be authorized to require the local professional and staff development plan to include professional and staff development for licensed personnel, paraprofessionals, aides, and education secretaries before state funding for the purposes of this Code section will be made available to a local system. As used in this Code section, the term "paraprofessional" shall be defined as provided in Code Section
20-2-204
.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 9,§ 20, eff. 3/13/2015.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 8,§ 20, eff. 4/14/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-219 - Payroll deduction services provided by local units of administration

(a)
It is affirmed that a local unit of administration may, in its discretion, provide payroll deduction services to any organization, association, or corporation which the local unit of administration determines provides a tangible benefit to the school system or to any of its employees if such organization, association, or corporation has among its objectives educational, charitable, classroom instructional, legislative, legal, or professional development activities related to promoting and enhancing the welfare of the education profession and public school students and employees.
(b)
Subject to the provisions of this Code section, it is affirmed that any local unit of administration is authorized to deduct from the salaries or wages of its employees amounts designated by the employee as contributions, dues, or other specifically identified moneys to any such organization, association, or corporation as provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section.
(c)
No deduction shall be made under this Code section without the express written consent of the employee.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-220 - Limitations upon decreases in local salary supplements for school bus drivers and food service managers or employees

In any fiscal year in which school bus drivers or full-term school food service managers or food service employees receive any increase in state funds in their salaries, a local unit of administration shall not decrease any local salary supplement for such personnel below the local supplement amount received in the immediately preceding fiscal year by those personnel of that local unit of administration unless such local unit of administration has conducted at least one public hearing regarding such decrease, notice of which hearing the local unit shall cause to be published in the legal organ of the county which is the legal situs of such local unit one time at least seven days prior to the date such hearing is to be held.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 6 - EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-200 — 20-2-221) › Subpart 2 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (§§ 20-2-210 — 20-2-221) › Section 20-2-221 - Furlough days to be on Monday or Friday or in conjunction with holidays

In the event that a local school system furloughs teachers and other school personnel during any school year, such furlough day shall be on a Monday or Friday or in conjunction with a holiday, unless the local board of education provides otherwise.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 707,§ 1A, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 7 - STAFF DEVELOPMENT (§§ 20-2-230 — 20-2-232) › Section 20-2-231 - [Repealed] Georgia Education Leadership Academy

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 280, § 6, eff. 7/1/2001.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 20, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 6 - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-130 — 20-2-329.2) › Part 7 - STAFF DEVELOPMENT (§§ 20-2-230 — 20-2-232) › Section 20-2-232 - [Repealed] Development of plan by local school system

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2012.