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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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-306 - Honors program; residential high school program

(a)
The Office of Student Achievement is authorized to continue and administer an honors program for students in the public and private high schools of this state and for resident students who attend a home study program who have manifested exceptional abilities or unique potentials or who have made exceptional academic achievements. This program shall be conducted during summer months between normal school year terms at institutions of higher learning or other appropriate centers within this state with facilities adequate to provide challenging opportunities for advanced study and accomplishments by such students. The student honors program shall be implemented and operated in accordance with criteria established by the Office of Student Achievement, and operating costs shall be paid by the Office of Student Achievement from funds made available for this purpose by the General Assembly. The Office of Student Achievement is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for operating and sharing the costs of such programs.
(b)
The State Board of Education is authorized to inaugurate and operate a residential high school program for highly gifted and talented youth of this state. This residential high school program shall consist only of students in the eleventh and twelfth grades. Enrollment shall be by student application and on a voluntary basis; provided, however, that the parent or legal guardian of each student must have signed an agreement authorizing enrollment in this program. This program shall be operated during the normal school year for a minimum of 180 days, or the equivalent thereof as determined in accordance with State Board of Education guidelines, in cooperation with one or more of the state universities or colleges from funds provided by the General Assembly. The state board is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia concerning the operation and sharing of costs of this program. The state board shall prescribe policy, regulations, standards, and criteria as needed for the effective operation of this program.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 26, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 118,§ 4, eff. 5/4/2009.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 24,§ 1, eff. 4/21/2009.
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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-307 - Youth camps; food-processing and young farmers programs

The State Board of Education shall have authority to provide for the operation of youth camps, food-processing programs, and young farmer programs. The state board shall annually determine the amount of funds needed to provide the programs described in this Code section and shall annually request from the General Assembly such appropriations as are needed.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 33,§ 20, eff. 4/24/2013.
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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-310 - Student directory information; registering to vote and with selective service; pledge of allegiance

(a)
Any public school at the secondary level which provides access to the campus or to student directory information to persons or groups which make students aware of occupational or educational options shall provide access to the campus and student directory information on at least the same basis to official recruiting representatives of the military forces of the state and the United States for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military.
(b)
Each eligible student in the public schools of this state shall be apprised of his or her right to register as an elector and to vote in elections and of any obligation to register with the Selective Service System. Each eligible student shall be given an opportunity, arranged by the school administration, to register to vote at his or her school during the month of April of each year. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this Code section. An excused absence of a student to register or vote, at the discretion of the local unit of administration, shall not exceed one school day.
(c)
(1)
Each student in the public schools of this state shall be afforded the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America during each school day. It shall be the duty of each local board of education to establish a policy setting the time and manner for recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Such policy shall be established in writing and shall be distributed to each teacher within the school.
(2)
The State School Superintendent shall prepare for the use of the public schools of this state a program of instruction, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, in the correct use and display of the flag of the United States of America which shall include, as a minimum, specific instruction regarding respect for such flag and its display and use as provided by federal law and regulation, and under such regulations and instructions as may best meet the varied requirements of the different grades in such schools. However, such instruction shall include, as a minimum, the provisions of
36 U.S.C. Sections 170
through
177
.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 219, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-312 - [Repealed] State program for middle school children during nonschool hours; goals; annual review

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 24, 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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-313 - J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program

Employees of Department of Education governed by the State Board of Education shall be authorized to participate in the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program managed and coordinated through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs pursuant to
22 U.S.C. 2460
the same as school teachers in the local public school systems of this state. Such employees of the Department of Education may obtain a continuous leave of absence with pay for a period not to exceed 12 months when an exchange teacher through the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program will occupy such employee's position during such leave of absence and the state is not liable for any compensation or the provision of other benefits to such exchange teacher while performing the duties of the state employee. The State Board of Education shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary and execute any required contracts to enable the State Department of Education to participate in the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, to assure a state employee's right to return to his or her previous position at the expiration of the leave of absence during participation in such program, and to protect the state from any liabilities with respect to the performance of any duties or functions for the state by an exchange teacher.
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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-314 - Development of rape prevention, personal safety education, and teen dating violence prevention programs

The State Board of Education shall develop, with input from appropriate experts, such as rape crisis centers and family violence shelters, a rape prevention and personal safety education program and a program for preventing teen dating violence for grade eight through grade 12 which are consistent with the content standards provided for in Code Section
20-2-140
. Local boards may implement such programs at any time and for any grade level local boards find appropriate, and the state board shall encourage the implementation of such programs. In addition, the state board shall make information regarding such programs available to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 27, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 398, § 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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-316.1 - Eligibility conditions of high school athletic associations

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "athletic association" means any association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for interscholastic athletic events in which public schools in this state participate.
(b)
No high school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic sports events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association unless the charter, bylaws, or other governing documents of such athletic association provide that a student shall not lose eligibility to participate as a team member on an interscholastic sports team solely because such student participates during the school year at any time outside of regular season, including playoffs, in a national competitive event, such as an all-star or showcase event, that is not sanctioned by such athletic association.
Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 471,§ 1, 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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-316.2 - Financial reporting by athletic associations

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "athletic association" means any association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for interscholastic athletic events in which public schools in this state participate.
(b)
No high school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic sports events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association unless such athletic association annually publishes and provides to its members a financial report of its activities for the preceding calendar year or fiscal year, if different from the calendar year, within 90 days after the end of such calendar year or fiscal year. Such report shall include a complete financial statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, income, and operating expenses for such calendar year or fiscal year.
Added by 2014 Ga. Laws 553,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-316.3 - Prohibition of religious expression of student athletes by athletic association

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "athletic association" means any association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for interscholastic athletic or literary events or other school activities in which public high schools in this state participate.
(b)
No high school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic athletic events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association which prohibits personal and voluntary religious expression of student athletes other than as required to protect the safety of the participants or the conduct of the athletic event in a manner consistent with the rules of the particular athletic event.
(c)
No high school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic athletic events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association which prohibits its member schools from organizing and playing scrimmage games, matches, or other athletic competitions with schools which are not member schools even though:
(1)
Prior to such athletic competition, the administrators of both schools agree in writing to participate in such competition;
(2)
Each school is in compliance with the requirements of Code Section
20-2-319.2
;
(3)
Each school is in compliance with the requirements of Code Section
20-2-324.1
; and
(4)
Such athletic competitions are limited to high school student athletes.
(d)
No high school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching or support staff for interscholastic athletic or literary events or other school activities which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association that is a member of a national association, federation, or alliance of high school athletic, literary, or school activities associations that does not include or recognize all other voluntary nonprofit athletic, literary, or school activities associations of Georgia high schools in compliance with the requirements of Code Section
20-2-319.2
and Code Section
20-2-324.1
as a member or affiliate member with all the rights and privileges associated with membership in said association, federation, or alliance.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 470,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 522,§ 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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-319 - Prayers prior to athletic event held on the campus of a private school not to be prohibited

(a)
No law or regulation of this state shall prohibit or be construed as prohibiting or discouraging a private school from conducting a prayer prior to an athletic event held on the campus of the private school.
(b)
No athletic team from any public school in this state shall be prohibited by state law or regulation from participating in an athletic event held on the campus of a private school in this state for the reason that the private school conducts a prayer prior to such athletic event.
(c)
No school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic sports events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association which prohibits or discourages a private school from conducting a prayer prior to an athletic event held on the campus of the private school.
(d)
As used in this Code section, the term "athletic association" means any association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for interscholastic athletic events in which public schools in this state participate.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 133,§ 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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-319.2 - School interscholastic extracurricular athletic policy providing for the use of a single, comprehensive, preparticipation physical examination form

(a)
The State Board of Education shall develop, with input from appropriate experts and organizations, a school interscholastic extracurricular athletic policy that provides for the use of a single, comprehensive, preparticipation physical examination form.
(b)
As used in this Code section, the term "participation" means participation in sports try-outs and practices and actual interscholastic extracurricular sports competition.
(c)
When a school or school district has a policy which requires students who participate in extracurricular sports to have a physical examination prior to participation, the person conducting the physical examination shall use the State Board of Education approved form pursuant to subsection (d) of this Code section, provided that the form may at the option of the local board include additional elements.
(d)
The State Board of Education shall appoint an appropriate committee to make recommendations concerning the comprehensive, preparticipation physical examination form to be used for physical examinations referred to in this Code section. The committee may consult or work with appropriate voluntary organizations and shall give due consideration to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics on this subject. The final form shall be adopted and may from time to time be modified by rule by the State Board of Education.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 417,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2005.
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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-319.7 - [Instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety]

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'psychomotor skills' means skills using hands-on practice to support cognitive learning.
(b)
Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, each local board of education which operates a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety.
(c)
No later than January 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall adopt content standards for such course, including objectives, reading materials, lesson plans, psychomotor skills requirements, and testing.
(d)
Local boards of education may establish a curriculum for instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety, including but not limited to objectives, reading materials, lesson plans, psychomotor skills requirements, and testing.
(e)
Such curriculum shall include one or more of the following and shall incorporate into the instruction the psychomotor skills necessary for lifeguarding and aquatic safety:
(1)
An instructional program developed by the American Red Cross;
(2)
An instructional program developed by the American Lifeguard Association;
(3)
An instructional program developed by StarGuard ELITE;
(4)
An instructional program developed by Stop Drowning Now; or
(5)
An instructional program which is nationally recognized and is based on the most current national evidence based lifeguarding and aquatic safety guidelines.
(f)
Local boards of education that provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety shall ensure such curriculum provides sufficient training to enable students to be qualified to work as lifeguards in this state upon successful completion of the curriculum.
(g)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require students to become certified in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; provided, however, that, if a local board of education chooses to offer courses which result in certification being earned, such courses shall be taught by instructors in lifeguarding and aquatic safety authorized to conduct such an instructional program under subsection (e) of this Code section.
(h)
Local school systems and public schools may be allowed to partner with other governmental entities, charitable entities, community organizations, and private businesses in this state to provide access to aquatic training facilities for purposes of completing the curriculum.
(i)
On and after July 1, 2026, for the purpose of earning Carnegie unit curriculum credits at the high school level, satisfactory completion of a course in lifeguarding and aquatic safety may be accepted by the State Board of Education for one-half unit of elective credit for any student; provided, however, that such courses are taught in strict compliance with this Code section.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 414,§ 1, eff. 4/22/2024.
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 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 20-2-320 — 20-2-324.7) › Section 20-2-321 - Expense record requirements

The State Board of Education shall maintain, according to the specific data categories defined by the task force created under Code Section
20-2-320
, expenditure records for each instructional program and other grant program under this article. As a part of its annual budget request, the state board shall specify the teacher-student ratios for each of the program weights and the cost components reflected in the base amount defined in subsection (a) of Code Section
20-2-161
. Such information shall be made available to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Education Committee, and the Senate Education and Youth Committee.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 74,§ 8, eff. 4/30/2009.
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 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 20-2-320 — 20-2-324.7) › Section 20-2-322 - Unfunded programs and activities

The State Board of Education shall not initiate or cause to be initiated any program, program expansion, activity, or activity expansion related to or contemplated in this article which would result in additional expenditures by the state if such expenditures are not funded or otherwise contemplated by the General Assembly in an Appropriations Act in force or to be in force within one year.
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 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 20-2-320 — 20-2-324.7) › Section 20-2-322.1 - [Repealed] Environmental Education Council

Repealed by 2001 Ga. Laws 280, § 7, eff. 7/1/2001.
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 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 20-2-320 — 20-2-324.7) › Section 20-2-323 - Recess for students in kindergarten through grade five; unstructured break time for students in kindergarten through grade eight

(a)
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each elementary school shall schedule recess for all students in kindergarten and grades one through five every school day; provided, however, that recess shall not be required on any school day on which a student has had physical education or structured activity time or if reasonable circumstances impede such recess, such as inclement weather when no indoor space is available, assemblies or field trips exceeding their scheduled duration, conflicts occurring at the scheduled recess time over which the classroom teacher has no control, or emergencies, disasters, or acts of God.
(b)
Each local board of education shall establish written policies allowing unstructured break time for students in kindergarten and grades one through eight. The policies shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following matters:
(1)
The school personnel who will be authorized to decide the length, frequency, timing, and location of breaks;
(2)
Whether breaks can be withheld from students for disciplinary or academic reasons and, if breaks can be withheld, under what conditions;
(3)
How to ensure break time is a safe experience for students, including the responsibility for supervision of students; and
(4)
How to ensure that break time is scheduled so as to provide a support for academic learning.
Local boards shall provide a copy of such policies to the State Board of Education.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 841,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022, app, beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.
Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 449, § 9, 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 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 20-2-320 — 20-2-324.7) › Section 20-2-324.3 - Unique identifiers for military students

(a)
This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the "Educating Children of Military Families Act."
(b)
The Department of Education is authorized to establish a unique identifier for each student:
(1)
Whose parent or guardian is an active duty military service member in the armed forces of the United States; and
(2)
Whose parent is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard
in a manner that will allow for disaggregation of data for each category.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 29,§ 2, 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 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 20-2-320 — 20-2-324.7) › Section 20-2-324.4 - Toll free number for reporting child abuse or neglect; posting at schools; regulation; no liability

(a)
Each public school, including local charter schools and state charter schools, shall post in a clearly visible location in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to students a sign in English and other such languages as may be determined by the local board of education that contains the toll-free telephone number operated by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect 24 hours per day and seven days per week.
(b)
The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations relating to the size and location of the sign required by subsection (a) of this Code section.
(c)
No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from posting, or the lack of posting, a sign pursuant to this Code section.
Added by 2019 Ga. Laws 129,§ 1, 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 16 - BUILDING RESOURCEFUL INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP GEORGIA'S ECONOMY ACT (§§ 20-2-325 — 20-2-329.1) › Section 20-2-325 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act."
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 390,§ 1, eff. 5/20/2010.
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 16 - BUILDING RESOURCEFUL INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP GEORGIA'S ECONOMY ACT (§§ 20-2-325 — 20-2-329.1) › Section 20-2-327.1 - Industry credentialing for career, technical, and agricultural education programs; reporting

(a)
The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Technical College System of Georgia, shall facilitate and encourage industry credentialing for career, technical, and agricultural education programs utilizing existing career pathways and individual graduation plans. Further, local school systems are authorized and encouraged to align competency based career education, along with enhanced work based learning experiences, as provided for in Code Section
20-2-161.2
, to facilitate and make available to students opportunities to receive industry credentialing in critical and emerging occupations in Georgia.
(b)
No later than December 31, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Department of Education shall produce a report identifying the industry credentialing attainment levels for the previous calendar year. Such report shall include the current and projected regional business and industry needs for the purpose of establishing annual goals and strategies to increase attainment rates of industry credentialing, including the development of additional industry credentials to enhance current industry certified programs.
Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 446,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2018.
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 16 - BUILDING RESOURCEFUL INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP GEORGIA'S ECONOMY ACT (§§ 20-2-325 — 20-2-329.1) › Section 20-2-329.1 - Rules and regulations

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this part.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 390,§ 1, eff. 5/20/2010.
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 17 - STATE EDUCATION FINANCE STUDY COMMISSION (§ 20-2-329.2) › Section 20-2-329.2 - through 20-2-329.8 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 227,§ 1, eff. 5/13/2011.
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 7 - ADDITIONAL STATE AID (§§ 20-2-330 — 20-2-360) › Part 1 - GRANTS FOR RELIEF OF LOCAL TAXPAYERS (§§ 20-2-330 — 20-2-334) › Section 20-2-334 - Computation of effect of grants to be shown on tax bill

(a)
A computation shall be shown on each tax bill for school ad valorem taxes which represents the local school system's share of funds in the "General Appropriations Act" for ad valorem tax relief. The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to tax bills for motor vehicles and trailers.
(b)
The computation provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section shall show the following:
(1)
The mill rate which the local school system would have been required to levy to fund a budget equal in amount to the actual budget of the system, including the system's share of funds identified for this purpose in the "General Appropriations Act," if no funds were actually received by the system pursuant to such appropriation for that year. This mill rate shall be labeled "Annual Equivalent Mill Rate";
(2)
As a subtraction from the mill rate determined pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, a mill rate which, if applied against the tangible property in the local school system, would produce tax revenue equal to the amount of the funds received in that year by the school system pursuant to the appropriation for that year. This mill rate shall be labeled "State School Tax Credit"; and
(3)
As the remainder of the subtraction provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the mill rate which is actually being levied against the taxpayer's property. This mill rate shall be labeled "Actual School Tax Mill Rate."
(c)
It is the purpose of this Code section to provide in a demonstrable fashion to each ad valorem taxpayer of that tangible property provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section information which will enable the taxpayer to ascertain readily the amount of additional state funds which are being made available to that local school system in which the taxpayer's property is being taxed. Additionally, each such taxpayer by this Code section will be in the position to be informed as to what purposes the officials in charge of the local school system and its finances have devoted the use of such funds. If a local school system has received funds which have been made available by the General Assembly pursuant to the "General Appropriations Act" but has not reduced local property taxes levied in behalf of the school system, each taxpayer will be so informed. However, if the receipt of additional state funds has enabled the local school system to reduce local property taxes by a corresponding sum to that received pursuant to the "General Appropriations Act," or any fraction thereof, the taxpayer will be so advised.
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 8 - CONSOLIDATION OF INDEPENDENT AND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-370 — 20-2-373) › Section 20-2-370 - Referendum on repeal of special school law and consolidation of systems

Whenever the citizens of a municipality or independent school district authorized by law to establish and maintain a system of schools by local taxation in whole or in part are operating a system of public schools independent of the county school system and wish to annul their special school law and become a part of the county school system, they shall present and file with the governing authority of the city a petition signed by one-fourth of the qualified voters of their territory; and the governing authority shall then submit the question at an election to be held in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21. A majority of those voting shall be necessary to carry the election. Only qualified voters residing within the municipality or district for six months prior to the election shall vote. An election shall not be held for the same purpose more often than every 12 months.
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 8 - CONSOLIDATION OF INDEPENDENT AND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-370 — 20-2-373) › Section 20-2-371 - Proceedings when vote favors repeal and consolidation

When the results of an election held under Code Section
20-2-370
are declared and published in favor of repealing such independent school system, making the territory included in the system thereby to become a part of the county school system, such independent or local school system shall continue to function under its local laws, organizations, and regulations until the county board of education shall arrange for the operation by them of such school or schools within the local system as a part of their public school system.
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 8 - CONSOLIDATION OF INDEPENDENT AND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-370 — 20-2-373) › Section 20-2-372 - Effect of repeal and consolidation

Where any local or independent system is repealed by and in the manner provided in Code Sections
20-2-370
and
20-2-371
, the territory formerly included in such independent system shall become and constitute a school district of the county in which it is located and shall enjoy the same privileges and shall be governed by the same laws as other school districts in the county, including the authority to levy local taxes for school purposes; provided, however, that the rate for such taxation shall not exceed the rate allowed by law to other similar school districts.
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 8 - CONSOLIDATION OF INDEPENDENT AND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-370 — 20-2-373) › Section 20-2-373 - Applicability of article

Nothing contained in this article shall apply to a municipal or independent school system of a municipality having a population of 200,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1920 or any future such census.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 1 - BORROWING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-396) › Section 20-2-390 - Power of county boards

The county boards of education of the several counties of this state shall have the power and authority, whenever they deem it necessary, to borrow sufficient amounts of money, and no more, to pay for the operation of the public schools of their counties, provided that no county board shall have authority under this part to borrow a sum of money greater in the aggregate than the sum which the county board may be entitled to receive from the state appropriation and from taxes levied for educational purposes during the year in which such loan is made.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 1 - BORROWING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-396) › Section 20-2-391 - Loan resolution

In order for any county board of education to borrow money for the purposes stated in Code Section
20-2-390
, there shall be passed by the county board a resolution authorizing the money to be borrowed, in which resolution shall be stated the amount of money to be borrowed, the length of time it is to be used, the rate of interest to be paid, for what purpose borrowed, and from whom it is to be borrowed, which resolution shall be recorded on the minutes of the meetings of the county board by the county school superintendent.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 1 - BORROWING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-396) › Section 20-2-392 - Duration of loan; repayment

No money shall be borrowed for any longer time than is necessary, and it shall be paid back out of any funds of the county school superintendent that can be legally applied to the payment of the loan.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 1 - BORROWING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-396) › Section 20-2-393 - Interest

Any county board of education borrowing money under this part shall borrow it at as low a rate of interest as possible. The county board is authorized to pay the interest on the money out of the public school fund for the county.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 1 - BORROWING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-396) › Section 20-2-395 - Notes for money borrowed

After the resolution provided for in Code Section
20-2-391
has been passed by any county board of education, the chairman of the county board, together with the county school superintendent, shall have the right to execute a note or notes in the name of the county board for any money that is authorized to be borrowed under the resolution passed by the county board.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 1 - BORROWING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-396) › Section 20-2-396 - Use of borrowed money

When any money shall be borrowed under this part, it shall be paid over to the county school superintendent and become a part of the public school fund of the county. The superintendent shall be responsible for any money borrowed and received under the authority of this part in the same way and to the same extent that he is responsible for any other public schools funds.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 2 - RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS (§§ 20-2-410 — 20-2-411) › Section 20-2-410 - Liability for and distribution of funds

When the funds drawn under apportionment and any funds raised by local taxation are placed in the hands of any county school superintendent, he shall be liable on his official bond as treasurer for all amounts received and shall disburse the funds only upon the order of the county board of education; and the superintendent shall not be entitled to compensation for receiving any funds as provided in 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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 2 - RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS (§§ 20-2-410 — 20-2-411) › Section 20-2-411 - School fund kept separate; use of funds; separation of school taxes; investments

When the public school fund shall be received and receipted for, it shall be the duty of the officers authorized by law to receive such fund and keep it separate and distinct from other funds. The school funds shall be used for educational purposes and may be used to pay the salaries of personnel and to pay for the utilization of school facilities, including school buses, for extracurricular and interscholastic activities, including literary events, music and athletic programs within individual schools and between schools in the same or in different school systems when such activities are sponsored by local boards of education as an integral part of the total school program, and for no other purpose. When taxes are paid into the state treasury, the comptroller general shall in no case receipt a tax collector for them until that part of the tax so paid in which was raised for school purposes is separated in amount from the gross amount paid in. It shall be lawful to invest school funds in securities of the states, United States, or municipalities of this state or in certificates of deposit.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 33,§ 20, eff. 4/24/2013.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 3 - BOND ISSUES (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-480) › Subpart 1 - COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND JOINT HIGH SCHOOL BONDS (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-438) › Section 20-2-430 - Issuance and retirement of county schoolhouse bonds

When any county board of education shall deem it to the best interests of education in the county to incur any bonded debt for building, equipping, or purchasing sites for the building and equipping of schoolhouses pursuant to Article IX, Section V, Paragraphs I and IV of the Constitution of Georgia, the election required shall be called and held in the manner prescribed by Article 1 of Chapter 82 of Title 36, and the bonds shall be validated in the manner provided by Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. The purpose of this Code section is to permit and require the same procedure to be followed in the voting, issuance, levying of taxes for, and the retirement of bonds issued by county boards for building and equipping schoolhouses or purchasing sites therefor as is required in the case of municipalities and other county bonds; provided, however, that in any such election persons residing within territorial limits of independent school districts may not participate as qualified voters in the election, and should the election result favorably to the issuance of the bonds, the property located within the limits of an independent school district shall not be subject to taxation for the retirement of any bonds so issued.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 3 - BOND ISSUES (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-480) › Subpart 1 - COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND JOINT HIGH SCHOOL BONDS (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-438) › Section 20-2-432 - Joint county-city high schools - Power to contract for building and maintenance

Counties and municipalities located therein having independent school systems supported in whole or in part by local taxation may contract with each other for the joint building and maintenance of high school buildings to be located within such municipalities for the joint use of the children living in such municipalities and those living in the county outside of the limit of such municipalities.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 3 - BOND ISSUES (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-480) › Subpart 1 - COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND JOINT HIGH SCHOOL BONDS (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-438) › Section 20-2-433 - Joint county-city high school contracts for building and maintenance - Approval and confirmation

The contract provided for in Code Section
20-2-432
shall be entered into, in the first instance, by the city board of education and county board of education or by other authorities by whatever name called having charge of the educational affairs of the city and county, respectively, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed on and shall then be approved and confirmed by the mayor and council and board of county commissioners or other authorities by whatever name called having charge of the fiscal affairs of the city and county, respectively.
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 9 - LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCES (§§ 20-2-390 — 20-2-491) › Part 3 - BOND ISSUES (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-480) › Subpart 1 - COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND JOINT HIGH SCHOOL BONDS (§§ 20-2-430 — 20-2-438) › Section 20-2-434 - Joint county-city high school contracts for building and maintenance - Issuance of bonds; elections

When the contract has been made and approved as provided in Code Sections
20-2-432
and
20-2-433
, then the authorities of the county and municipality having charge of their fiscal affairs may issue bonds for their proportion of the cost of such buildings, as agreed on, in the manner provided by law for the issuance of bonds by a county or municipality; and the call for election shall provide that if the other contracting party shall fail to carry an election for bonds for the same purpose, the election for bonds provided for in the call, even if carried, shall not be effective and that all previous acts in connection with the issuance of the bonds shall, in such event, be void and of no effect.