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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 8 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-240 — 20-2-244.1) › Section 20-2-240 - Powers and duties

The State Board of Education shall adopt and prescribe all rules, regulations, and policies required by this article and such other rules, regulations, and policies as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for proper implementation, enforcement, and carrying out of this article and other public school laws and for assuring a more economical and efficient operation of the public schools of this state or any phase of public elementary and secondary education in this state. The state board shall establish and enforce standards for operation of all public elementary and secondary schools and local units of administration in this state so as to assure, to the greatest extent possible, equal and quality educational programs, curricula, offerings, opportunities, and facilities for all of Georgia's children and youth and for economy and efficiency in administration and operation of public schools and local school systems throughout the state. The state board shall have the power to perform all duties and to exercise all responsibilities vested in it by provisions of law for the improvement of public elementary and secondary education in this state, including actions designed to improve teacher and school effectiveness through research and demonstration projects. The state board shall have the power to take such actions as it deems necessary to ensure that the citizens have full awareness and knowledge relative to the costs, quality, and performance of the public elementary and secondary schools of this state. All rules, regulations, policies, and standards adopted or prescribed by the state board in carrying out this article and other school laws shall, if not in conflict therewith, have the full force and effect of law.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 15, 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 8 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-240 — 20-2-244.1) › Section 20-2-241 - State School Superintendent

(a)
The State School Superintendent shall be the executive officer of the State Board of Education and the administrative chief executive officer of the Department of Education. The State School Superintendent is authorized to organize and reorganize the Department of Education and the various offices, divisions, sections, and units thereof and to prescribe the duties, functions, and operations of each at such times and in such manner as the State School Superintendent deems necessary or desirable for the more economical or effective organization, administration, or functioning of the department. He or she shall also be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this article and other school laws in accordance with such laws and with rules, regulations, policies, and standards adopted or prescribed by the state board for the implementation, administration, or enforcement of such laws.
(b)
The State School Superintendent shall have the authority to employ persons to serve in the five senior staff positions within the Department of Education.
(c)
The State School Superintendent shall have the authority to enter into contracts for the amount of $50,000.00 or less on behalf of the Department of Education. The State School Superintendent may delegate to the chief financial officer the authority to execute such contracts on behalf of the State School Superintendent.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2015.
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 8 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-240 — 20-2-244.1) › Section 20-2-242 - Local school systems; local units of administration; local governing bodies

The political subdivisions governed by county, independent, and area boards of education in this state established pursuant to law shall be known as "local school systems" for the purposes of this article, except where other specific provisions are made. All local school systems, boards of control of regional educational service agencies established pursuant to Code Section
20-2-272
, and any other local or regional public education agencies established pursuant to law shall be known as "local units of administration" for purposes of this article, except education agencies governed or regulated by boards of other state agencies or except where other specific provisions are made. The members and executive officers of local governing boards shall comply with, execute, and enforce all laws and all policies, rules, standards, and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article in order to be eligible to receive state funds under this article. If a local board of education fails to comply with any provision of this article, compliance shall be enforced pursuant to Code Section
20-2-243
. The qualifications, manner and time of selection, tenure, powers and duties, and state compensation, if provided for, shall be prescribed by law for all members and executive officers of local governing boards. Specifically, however, each local board of education shall be responsible for ensuring that:
(1)
The instructional programs authorized pursuant to Part 3 of this article and the uniformly sequenced content standards authorized pursuant to Part 2 of this article are fully and effectively implemented;
(2)
Locally adopted and offered enrichment programs, courses, and activities are properly planned, implemented, monitored, and evaluated to ensure the highest quality possible; and
(3)
Information is distributed to the public on a continuing basis relative to the costs, quality, and performance of the system's elementary and secondary schools.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2015.
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 8 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-240 — 20-2-244.1) › Section 20-2-243 - Withholding funds for failure to comply with this article

In the event a local unit of administration shall fail to comply with any provision of this article or other school laws; any provision of rules, regulations, policies, standards, or requirements established by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article; or the terms of any contract with the state board, the state board may, in its discretion, withhold from the local unit all or any part of the state contributed Quality Basic Education Program funds allotted to the local unit under this article until full compliance is made by the local unit. The state board shall, before withholding funds, notify the local unit of its intention and state the reasons for such action. The governing board of the local unit shall be entitled to a hearing before funds are withheld, provided the local board requests a hearing within 30 days from receipt of notification. If the local governing board feels itself aggrieved by the final decision of the state board following the hearing, the local board shall have the right to obtain judicial review of the decision, on the record made before the state board, by filing an appeal in the superior court of the county of the local unit affected. The appeal shall plainly specify the decision being challenged, the questions in dispute, the decision of the state board, the relief sought by the local board, and the contentions of the local board. The appeal shall be based upon the record as a whole established at the time of the hearing before the state board. A transcript of the testimony and other evidence adduced before the state board at the time of such hearing shall be prepared and certified as true and correct by the State School Superintendent and filed in the court within 30 days after date of service of a copy of the appeal upon the superintendent or within such other time as the court may allow. The decision of the state board on appeal shall not be set aside if based upon any substantial evidence in the record, considering the record as a whole. The court may, in its discretion, whether or not prayed for in the appeal, remand the matter for future proceedings or findings on such directions or terms as may be specified in the order of the court. Proceedings for review of the final judgment of the court shall follow the same course which is now or may hereafter be prescribed for other civil actions in the superior court. No funds shall be withheld until all appeals are exhausted. Any local unit of administration which feels aggrieved by any decision of the state board shall have the right to appeal under the provisions 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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-252 - [Repealed] Electronic technology

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 17, 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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-253 - [Repealed] Achievement grants

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 18, 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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-254 - [Repealed] Educational research

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 19, 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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-256 - Joint after-school programs for at-risk students

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
"After-school program" means any academic program conducted after regular school hours to serve only:
(A)
Students who have previously dropped out of school;
(B)
Students who are in a regular day time school who have previously failed courses; or
(C)
A combination of students described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(2)
"Course" means an instructional course for which a program count is permissible under Code Section
20-2-160
.
(3)
"FTE" or "full-time equivalency" means the program cost obtained under the method described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-160
.
(4)
"Student" means a person who is otherwise eligible to be included in a program count under Code Section
20-2-160
.
(b)
Four or more local school systems which jointly establish any after-school program for at-risk students shall be eligible to receive a state grant, not to exceed $225,000.00 per year, which is equal to the amount of direct instructional costs which would be earned by students described in subparagraph (a)(1)(B) of this Code section if they were enrolled in equivalent courses in the remedial education program during the school day and counted as FTE students under the method described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-160
. No student in the after-school program who is actually included in a regular after-school FTE program count pursuant to Code Section
20-2-160
may be counted in determining the amount of a grant under this Code section.
(c)
The FTE count for students described in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of this Code section shall be funded at the weight and teacher-student ratio specified for alternative education programs in paragraph (18) of subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-161
.
(d)
The State Board of Education is directed to prescribe a method of determining full-time equivalency of such programs in keeping with paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-160
and shall calculate the funds needed for such programs as part of its annual budget request.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 975, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-257 - Grants for driver education courses for secondary school students

The State Board of Education shall provide public secondary schools and local school systems with grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and pursuant to applications made at the discretion of such systems. The purpose of such grants shall be to support motor vehicle driver education courses and programs for secondary school students. The amount of such grants shall be reflective of the most recent counts of age 15, 16, and 17 year old secondary school students in the public schools or local school systems. The public schools or local school systems receiving such grants may expend these funds only for purposes of providing driver education courses or programs to secondary school students. Such courses or programs may be provided directly by the local school system or by contract with a private driver education school licensed by the Department of Driver Services. Such grants shall be supplemental to any other provision of state funds for such driver education courses or programs. The state board shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary for the effective implementation of this Code section.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 624,§ 20, eff. 6/3/2010.
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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-258 - Funds for grant recipients; criteria for compacts between students, teachers and parents

The State Board of Education shall request funds sufficient to provide grants to qualified public elementary and secondary schools and local school systems, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. The purpose of such grants shall be to encourage grant recipients to develop and implement written compacts among teachers, parents, and students. Such compacts shall be entered into voluntarily and shall describe the commitments made by the student, the student's teacher, and the student's parents to improve and enhance the student's academic achievement. Grant recipients shall ensure that a compact is offered for each class in which a student is enrolled and that students and parents are invited to a conference with the teacher, within the first 30 days after enrollment, to discuss the terms of the compact. The state board shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary for the effective implementation of this Code section.
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 9 - GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-250 — 20-2-259) › Section 20-2-259 - Extended day program for students in grades nine through 12

The State Board of Education shall establish an extended day program for students in grades nine through 12. Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, funding for extended day services shall be provided to local school systems through grants calculated as follows:
(1)
Divide the salary amount for an administrator, as calculated on a ten-month basis, by the base size for the high school general education program (9-12); and
(2)
Multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (1) of this Code section by the sum of the full-time equivalent program count for the high school general education program (9-12) and the career, technical, and agricultural education laboratory program (9-12).
Each year the state board shall request funds sufficient to provide for the development and supervision of an extended day program during the regular school year.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 335,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2013.
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 10 - CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS (§§ 20-2-260 — 20-2-263) › Section 20-2-261 - Common minimum facility requirements

(a)
The State Board of Education shall establish common minimum facility requirements which each public school facility must meet in order to be certified for use in any component of the educational or recreational program of that school. Such minimum requirements shall include those provisions of law or state board policy on matters that relate to fire and physical safety; sanitation and health, including temperature and ventilation; minimum space, size, and configuration for the various components of the instructional program; and construction stability, quality, and suitability for intended uses. Such minimum requirements shall not prohibit wood construction that is otherwise in compliance with state minimum standard codes as they existed on January 1, 2014. As used in this subsection, the term "state minimum standard codes" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (9) of Code Section
8-2-20
.
(b)
The State Board of Education shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that each school facility meets minimum standards as determined by state board policy.
(c)
A proposed plan of action which includes a list and description of each deficiency and time limits within which such deficiencies are to be corrected must be submitted to the State Board of Education for review and approval. Further, the state board shall have the authority, in accordance with Code Section
20-2-243
, to withhold all or part of the state funds in support of this part from any local unit of administration refusing or failing to implement the plan of action for deficiency remediation approved by the state board.
(d)
A local board of education shall be exempt from county and municipal assessments and fees for county and municipal building permits and inspections and exempt from county and municipal impact fees.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 639,§ 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 10 - CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS (§§ 20-2-260 — 20-2-263) › Section 20-2-263 - Grant program to incentivize adoption of digital learning; rules and regulations

(a)
The State Board of Education is authorized to establish a grant program to incentivize the adoption of digital learning using high speed internet connections across Georgia schools. The grant program shall include funding, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, for grants to local boards of education for the purchase of technology capital, including, but not limited to, desktop computers, network equipment, wireless equipment, tablet computers, laptop computers, and any other technology devices or equipment that advances student learning.
(b)
The state board is authorized to develop rules and regulations to implement the grant program, including requiring local school systems to commit to expanding and paying for high speed bandwidth for five years and a plan of use of the bandwidth in each school for instructional purposes, requiring each local school system to demonstrate that it has a technology plan that incorporates the use of new technology into student learning and includes a component for professional development for staff, and requiring local matching funds from local school systems to demonstrate long-term sustainability. The grant program criteria may take into account the financial need and lack of existing bandwidth of a local school system and any previous grants received by the local board of education pursuant to this Code section and may provide for waiver of the matching funds requirement for local school systems that demonstrate financial need.
Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 335,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2013.
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 11 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 20-2-270 — 20-2-274) › Section 20-2-270 - Establishment of state-wide network

(a)
The State Board of Education shall establish a state-wide network of regional educational service agencies for the purposes of: providing shared services designed to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services to local school systems and state charter schools; providing instructional programs directly to selected public school students in the state; and providing Georgia Learning Resources System services. The regional educational service agencies established by the state board may legally be referred to as "RESA" or "RESA's."
(b)
The State Board of Education shall establish the service area of each regional educational service agency as a geographically defined area of the state. All local school systems, state charter schools, Technical College System of Georgia facilities and institutions, and University System of Georgia facilities and institutions that are located in the designated geographical area shall be members of that regional educational service agency.
(c)
Every state supported postsecondary institution shall be an active member of a regional educational service agency.
(d)
Each regional educational service agency and its employees shall be subject to or exempt from taxation in the same manner as are school systems and school system employees.
(e)
All employees and volunteers of a regional educational service agency shall be immune from liability to the same extent as are employees and volunteers of a school system.
(f)
Regional educational service agencies are not state agencies but shall be considered local units of administration for purposes of this chapter.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 472,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
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 11 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES (§§ 20-2-270 — 20-2-274) › Section 20-2-273 - Agency directors and staff

(a)
Each board of control shall appoint and contract with a director who shall be the executive officer of the regional educational service agency. The director shall be responsible for the administration of programs and services approved by the board of control, including the Georgia Learning Resources System, except for those under contract with a local board of education serving as fiscal agents for the Georgia Learning Resources System.
(b)
The regional educational service agency staff shall consist of those individuals authorized by the board of control to provide the instructional and support services prescribed in this part.
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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-280 - Formative reading assessment; results

(a)
The State Board of Education shall adopt a formative reading assessment for students in first and second grades at the discretion of public schools and local school systems.
(b)
After each administration of such assessments, each public school or local school system shall report the results to:
(1)
Parents and guardians of students who participated in the administration; and
(2)
The Department of Education for analysis and verification purposes.
(c)
The results of the assessments administered to students as provided for in subsection (b) this Code section shall not be used as part of any education assessment accountability program provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 14 of this title.
Added by 2023 Ga. Laws 9,§ 4, 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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-281.1 - Petition to obtain high school diploma; notice of petition option

(a)
On and after March 30, 2015, students shall no longer be required to earn a passing score on the Georgia High School Graduation Test to earn a high school diploma.
(b)
A person who is no longer enrolled in a Georgia public school and who previously failed to receive a high school diploma in this state or was denied graduation solely for failing to achieve a passing score on one or more portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test or its predecessor or the Georgia High School Writing Test or its predecessor may petition the local board of education in which he or she was last enrolled to determine the student's eligibility to receive a high school diploma pursuant to this Code section based on the graduation requirements in effect when the student first entered ninth grade. Once the local board of education confers a diploma upon a student meeting such requirements, the local board shall transmit to the Georgia Department of Education in accordance with department procedures the number of diplomas awarded. The local board of education may date the high school diploma on the date the student graduated or the date the diploma was conferred. Students receiving diplomas pursuant to this Code section shall not be counted as graduates in the graduation rate calculations for affected schools and school systems, either retroactively or in current or future calculations. On or before January 31, 2020, the Georgia Department of Education shall report to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly the number of diplomas granted, by local school system, pursuant to this Code section.
(c)
Each local school system shall annually advertise the provisions of this Code section, one time no later than January 15, 2016, one time no later than January 15, 2017, and one time no later than January 15, 2018. Such advertisement shall be made in a local newspaper of general circulation which shall be the same newspaper in which other legal announcements of the local board of education are advertised. At a minimum, such notice shall consist of two columns measuring at least ten inches in length and measuring at least four and one-half inches in combined width, and include:
(1)
A headline printed in at least a 24 point boldface type;
(2)
An explanation of who qualifies for the petitioning option;
(3)
An explanation of the petition process;
(4)
A contact name and phone number; and
(5)
The deadline for submitting a petition.
Added by 2015 Ga. Laws 14,§ 5, eff. 3/30/2015.
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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-281.2 - [Multiple-aptitude battery assessment that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in military]

(a)
Each public school and local school system with students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 shall select and administer to public school students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 who choose to participate a nationally recognized multiple-aptitude battery assessment that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. Such administration shall occur during normal school hours and shall be made available school wide and system wide. All students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 shall have the opportunity to participate at least once in the administration of such assessment.
(b)
In the event that a parent or guardian of a student elects for their child not to participate in the administration of an assessment provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section, such student's school or school system shall not administer the assessment to that student.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 487,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-282 - Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy

(a)
It is the policy of the State of Georgia that the placement or promotion of a student into a grade, class, or program should be based on an assessment of the academic achievement of the student and a determination of the education setting in which the student is most likely to receive the instruction and other services needed in order to succeed and progress to the next higher level of academic achievement.
(b)
This policy as provided for in this Code section and Code Sections
20-2-283
through
20-2-285
shall be known as the "Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy."
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 15, 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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-284 - Criteria for local boards of education; model placement and promotion policy

(a)
No later than July 1, 2003, each local board of education shall develop and adopt a placement and promotion policy in accordance with the criteria established by the State Board of Education as provided in Code Section
20-2-283
and consistent with the Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy.
(b)
Except for those end-of-grade assessments specified in Code Section
20-2-283
, the placement and promotion policy as developed and adopted by each local board of education shall state how the end-of-grade assessments administered under Code Section
20-2-281
for grades one through eight will be weighted or otherwise utilized by the school principal or the principal's designee in determining the overall academic achievement of a student and an appropriate plan of accelerated, differentiated, or additional instruction, placement, promotion, or retention of a student.
(c)
To assist each local board of education, the State Board of Education shall develop a model placement and promotion policy which may be utilized by a local board of education.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 14,§ 7, eff. 3/30/2015.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 15, 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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-285 - Timetable for implementation of policy

The State Board of Education shall provide for a timetable of implementation of this Code section and the Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy which shall include:
(1)
The third grade beginning with the 2003-2004 school year;
(2)
The fifth grade beginning with the 2004-2005 school year; and
(3)
The eighth grade beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 15, 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 12 - EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-280 — 20-2-286) › Section 20-2-285.1 - [Repealed] Provisions applicable to third-grade criterion-referenced reading assessment students

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 22, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 74,§ 6, eff. 4/30/2009.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 19,§ 20, eff. 4/7/2005.
Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 449, § 7A, 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 13 - ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-290 — 20-2-296) › Section 20-2-290 - Organization of schools; employment of school administrative managers

(a)
The board of education of any local school system is authorized to organize or reorganize the schools and fix the grade levels to be taught at each school in its jurisdiction.
(b)
The board of education of any local school system shall be authorized to employ school administrative managers in lieu of or in addition to assistant principals. Such school administrative managers shall not be required to be certificated by the Professional Standards Commission but shall have such qualifications as determined by the local board with a minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree or satisfactory business experience. The duties of school administrative managers shall be to oversee and manage the financial and business affairs of the school. The principal shall retain authority over the curriculum and instructional areas. The school administrative manager shall report directly to the principal. In the event that a local board considers hiring or utilizing school administrative managers pursuant to this subsection, it shall receive and give all due consideration to recommendations by the school council as to whether or not to utilize such position and as to selection of the manager. Existing employees of the local board shall be eligible to serve as school administrative managers if they meet other qualifications and requirements established by the local board for such position. For purposes of earning funds for such positions, school administrative managers shall be treated in all respects the same as assistant principals.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 241,§ 25, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 227,§ 7, eff. 5/13/2011.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 142,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 19,§ 20, eff. 4/7/2005.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 449, § 7B, eff. 5/4/2004.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 29, § 15, 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 13 - ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-290 — 20-2-296) › Section 20-2-293 - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] Student attending school in system other than system of student's residence

(a)
(1)
The provisions of this article and other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, the State Board of Education shall provide a procedure whereby a student shall be permitted to attend and to be included as an enrolled student in the public schools of a local unit of administration other than the local unit of administration wherein the student resides for the purpose of allotting state funds under this article, notwithstanding absence of an agreement between the two local units and a refusal by the board of education of the local unit wherein the student resides to approve voluntarily such transfer of the student to the public schools of the other local unit; provided, however, that the board of education of the local unit is willing to receive and to permit such student to enroll in and to attend the public schools of such local unit. The state board shall adopt such rules, regulations, and policies as may be necessary for implementation of this Code section. Grant or refusal of permission for students to attend such schools, for the purpose of permitting state funds to follow such students, shall be subject only to approval of the enrolling student and the local unit of administration in which the student seeks to enroll. Local units of administration may contract with each other for the care, education, and transportation of students and for such other activities as they may be authorized by law to perform.
(2)
Beginning July 1, 2026, and continuing thereafter, if a local unit of administration enrolls a student pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection and requires the student to pay tuition, the amount of tuition such local unit of administration may charge to such student shall not exceed total revenues less federal revenues less state revenues per full-time equivalent student for the local unit of administration that enrolls such student.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section or any other general law, and except as provided by the General Assembly by local law, a student shall be allowed to attend and be enrolled in the school in which a parent or guardian of such student is a full-time teacher, professional, or other employee, notwithstanding the fact that such school is not located in the local unit of administration in which such student resides. Each school system of this state shall provide procedures to implement the provisions of this subsection.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 457,§ 4-1, eff. 4/23/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
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 13 - ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-290 — 20-2-296) › Section 20-2-295 - Military student transfers

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "military student" means a school aged child of a military service member who lives on a military base or off-base in military housing.
(b)
Beginning in school year 2017-2018, a military student in this state shall be allowed to attend any public school that is located within the school system in which the military base or off-base military housing in which the student resides is located, provided space is available for additional enrollment. The parent shall assume the responsibility for and cost of transportation of the student to and from the school.
(c)
Each local school system in which a military base or off-base military housing is located shall:
(1)
Establish a universal, streamlined process available to all students to implement the transfer requirements of this Code section; and
(2)
Annually notify prior to each school year the parents of each military student by letter, by electronic means, or by such other reasonable means in a timely manner of the options available to the parent under this Code section.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 31,§ 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 13 - ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS (§§ 20-2-290 — 20-2-296) › Section 20-2-296 - Continued enrollment in public school under certain circumstances

A local board of education may allow a student who has been enrolled in and attended a public school for more than half of the school year and who moves during the school year to another attendance zone within the local school system to continue to be enrolled in and attend such initial public school through the completion of the school year; provided, however, that this shall not apply if such student has chronic disciplinary or attendance problems. The parent shall assume the responsibility for and cost of transportation of the student to and from the school.
Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 431,§ 1, 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 14 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 20-2-300 — 20-2-319.7) › Section 20-2-300 - Implementation and funding authorized

The State Board of Education shall have authority to provide for implementation of other educational programs not ordinarily coming within the prescribed curricula of the public schools which may or may not require use by local units of administration of additional specially qualified personnel and special equipment necessitating allotment of additional funds. The state board is authorized to establish priorities, standards, and criteria for implementation and operation of such programs as it may find necessary or desirable to implement on a state-wide basis. Local units of administration may, prior to implementation of such programs by the state board, implement such programs locally in accordance with criteria and standards prescribed by the state board. The state board shall, prior to implementation of such programs, establish a uniform basis for allotment of additional funds necessary for operation of such programs, provided the General Assembly has appropriated funds for this purpose.
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 20-2-301 - [Repealed and Reserved] Coordinating Committee for Exceptional Individuals

Repealed and reserved by 2008 Ga. Laws 758,§ 6, eff. 5/14/2008.
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 20-2-302 - Funds for operation of schools for deaf and blind persons

(a)
The State Board of Education shall annually determine the amount of funds needed for operation of the state schools for the deaf and blind. Such funds appropriated by the General Assembly shall be made available for the operation of these schools under rules and regulations prescribed by the state board.
(b)
Employees of the state schools for the deaf and blind governed by the State Board of Education shall serve in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section
45-20-2
, provided that employees who serve in the classified service as defined by Code Section
45-20-2
may elect to remain in the classified service and be governed by the provisions thereof; provided, further, that such employees who choose to be promoted to unclassified positions or who request to transfer to different positions or locations shall become members of the unclassified service.
(c)
The State Board of Education may delegate to the State School Superintendent the authority to employ and dismiss employees at the state schools for the deaf and blind.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 630,§ 2-23, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 155,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2009.
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 20-2-303 - [Repealed] Educational television

Repealed by 2012 Ga. Laws 619,§ 23, 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 20-2-304 - Environmental education, recycling, and composting awareness

(a)
The Department of Education shall develop curriculum materials and resource guides for an environmental education, recycling, and composting awareness program for kindergarten through grade 12. The purpose of such program shall be to instill in students an appreciation for the environment and their place within the environment.
(b)
The department shall compile and disseminate to interested persons information on successful environmental programs in this state and elsewhere in the country. The department shall include environmental education and recycling and composting awareness programs as a part of the in-service training and staff development programs for schools, school systems, and regional educational service agencies.
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 20-2-305 - County and regional libraries

(a)
The board of regents shall annually determine and request of the General Assembly the amount of funds needed for county and regional public libraries. This request shall include, but not be limited to, funds to provide library books and materials, salaries and travel for professional librarians, capital outlay for public library construction, and maintenance and operation. The amount for library books and materials shall be not less than 35¢ per person. Funds for the purpose of paying the salaries of librarians allotted shall be in accordance with regulations established by the state board and the state minimum salary schedule for certificated professional personnel. Public library funds shall be apportioned to county and regional public libraries in proportion to the area and population to be served by such libraries in accordance with regulations and minimum public library requirements prescribed by the state board. All such funds shall be distributed directly to the regional or county library boards.
(b)
The board of regents shall make adequate provisions for staff, supplies, services, and facilities to operate and maintain special media equipment to meet the library needs of the blind and disabled citizens of this state.
(c)
The board of regents shall provide the staff, materials, equipment, and supplies to provide a book-lending and information service to all county and regional public libraries in the state and to coordinate interlibrary cooperation and interchange of materials and information among all types of libraries.
(d)
The board of regents is authorized as the sole agency to receive federal funds allotted to this state for public libraries.
(e)
The board of regents shall adopt policies and regulations to implement this Code section.
(f)
As used in this Code section, the term "board of regents" means the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.