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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 20. EDUCATION |
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Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
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Article 6. QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION |
| Part 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE |
| § 20-2-130. Short title |
| § 20-2-131. Objectives and purposes of program |
| § 20-2-132. Primary goals of article |
| Part 2. COMPETENCIES AND CORE CURRICULUM |
| § 20-2-140. State Board of Education to establish competencies and uniformly sequenced core curriculum; college and career readiness competency standards |
| § 20-2-140.1. Online learning |
| § 20-2-141. Review of competencies and core curriculum |
| § 20-2-142. Prescribed courses |
| § 20-2-143. Sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; implementation; student exemption |
| § 20-2-144. Mandatory instruction concerning alcohol and drug use |
| § 20-2-145. Comprehensive character education program |
| § 20-2-145.1. Career education |
| § 20-2-146. Scholastic Assessment Test preparatory course; acceptance as elective credit |
| § 20-2-147. Instructional activities focusing on veterans and the armed forces; closure of schools for Veterans Day |
| § 20-2-148. Elective course in History and Literature of the Old and New Testaments Eras |
| § 20-2-149. Program for educating students regarding online Internet safety |
| § 20-2-149.1. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillator; requirements |
| Part 3. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| § 20-2-150. Eligibility for enrollment |
| § 20-2-151. General and career education programs; purpose; authorized programs |
| § 20-2-151.1. American Sign Language as foreign language for college preparatory curriculum and for Carnegie unit elective credits |
| § 20-2-151.2. Driver education course accepted for Carnegie unit elective credits |
| § 20-2-152. Special education services |
| § 20-2-153. Early intervention program for students at risk of not reaching or maintaining academic grade level |
| § 20-2-154. Remedial education program |
| § 20-2-154.1. Alternative education programs; intent; description; funding |
| § 20-2-155. School climate management program; model codes of behavior and discipline |
| § 20-2-156. Program for limited-English-proficient students |
| § 20-2-157. Uniform reporting system for certain purposes; dual credit courses; academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship |
| § 20-2-158. Contracts for school psychology services |
| § 20-2-159. Requirements for receiving special education and related services of students enrolled in home study programs |
| § 20-2-159.1. Focused programs of study |
| § 20-2-159.2. Coordination between high schools and postsecondary institutions to minimize the need for remedial course work for students in postsecondary institutions |
| § 20-2-159.3. Academic core standards to be embedded in career, technical, and agricultural education courses |
| § 20-2-159.4. Policies and guidelines for awarding units of high school credit based on demonstrated proficiency |
| § 20-2-159.5. Dual credit courses; requirements |
| Part 4. FINANCING |
| § 20-2-160. Determination of enrollment by institutional program; determination of funds to be appropriated |
| § 20-2-161. Quality Basic Education Formula |
| § 20-2-161.1. Enrollment in postsecondary courses; academic credit; secondary options grant account |
| § 20-2-161.2. Youth Apprenticeship Program; policies, standards, criteria, procedures, and administrative requirements; pilot projects |
| § 20-2-161.3. Program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; notice; requirements for course credit; funding; testing |
| § 20-2-162. Annual recalculation of amount of funding; midterm adjustment |
| § 20-2-163. Contract with adjoining local school system |
| § 20-2-164. Local five mill share funds |
| § 20-2-165. Equalization grants; annual calculation; allocation |
| § 20-2-165.1. Charter system earnings for each full-time equivalent student; use of funds |
| § 20-2-166. State funds; calculation; allotment; distribution |
| § 20-2-167.1. Application of Code Section 20-2-167 for 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 school years |
| § 20-2-168. Distribution of federal funds; combined purchase of supplies and equipment; minimum school year; summer school programs; year-round operation |
| § 20-2-169. Receipt of federal funds for career, occupational, or technical education |
| § 20-2-170. Authority to withhold payment of bonded indebtedness from appropriation |
| § 20-2-171. Minimum direct classroom expenditures; waivers; sanctions for noncompliance; submission of budget and expenditure information; rules and regulations |
| § 20-2-172. Expenditure controls for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 |
| Part 5. PROGRAM WEIGHTS AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS |
| § 20-2-180. Essential educational resources as basis for base amount and program weights |
| § 20-2-181. Calculation of program weights to reflect base school size |
| § 20-2-182. Program weights to reflect funds for payment of salaries and benefits; maximum class size; reporting requirements; application to specific school years |
| § 20-2-183. Program weights to reflect funds for maintenance and operation of facilities |
| § 20-2-184. Program weights to reflect funds for media specialists |
| § 20-2-184.1. Funding for additional days of instruction; programs for low-performing students; transportation costs |
| § 20-2-185. Program weights to reflect funds for salaries for assistant principals and secretaries |
| § 20-2-186. Allocation of funds for local systems to pay beginning salaries of superintendents, secretaries, accountants, nurses, and certain other personnel; eligibility of failing schools for funds |
| § 20-2-187. State-wide school lunch program; instruction in nutrition, hygiene, etiquette, and social graces; school food and nutrition personnel |
| § 20-2-188. Student transportation |
| § 20-2-189. Migrant student grants for schools |
| § 20-2-190. Professional development centered on state-wide strategic initiatives |
| § 20-2-191. Supplies for school health nurse programs |
| Part 6. EMPLOYMENT |
| Subpart 1. CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL |
| § 20-2-200. (For effective date, see note.) Regulation of certificated professional personnel by Professional Standards Commission; rules and regulations; fees |
| § 20-2-200.1. Exemption from testing for transferring out-of-state teachers |
| § 20-2-201. Specific course requirements; in-service or continuing education; on-line offerings |
| § 20-2-201.1. (Repealed effective July 1, 2015.) Professional Learning Rules Task Force; composition; recommendation of professional learning rules |
| § 20-2-202. Life certificates |
| § 20-2-203. Validity period for renewable certificates |
| § 20-2-204. Paraprofessional and permitted personnel; classification of all certified or permitted personnel |
| § 20-2-205. Georgia Master Teacher Program |
| § 20-2-206. Alternative teacher certification program |
| § 20-2-207. Online course on educator ethics |
| Subpart 2. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT |
| § 20-2-210. (For effective date, see note.) Annual performance evaluation |
| § 20-2-211. (For effective date, see note.) Annual contract; disqualifying acts; job descriptions |
| § 20-2-211.1. Clearance certificates issued by the Professional Standards Commission relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks |
| § 20-2-212. (For effective date, see note.) Salary schedules |
| § 20-2-212.1. Increase in state salary of person selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year |
| § 20-2-212.2. Salary increase for persons receiving certification from National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; state payment of program participation fee; repayment; reimbursement |
| § 20-2-212.3. Increasing teachers' salaries in areas of shortage; criteria for determining shortage |
| § 20-2-212.4. Additional five percent increase in teacher salary based on student performance |
| § 20-2-212.5. Additional compensation for teachers in mathematics or science |
| § 20-2-212.6. Limitation on salary increase for school superintendent or administrators |
| § 20-2-213. Career ladder programs |
| § 20-2-213.1. Pay-for-performance for rewarding group activity |
| § 20-2-214. Salary schedule for principals; supplements |
| § 20-2-214.1. High Performance Principals program |
| § 20-2-215. "In loco parentis" status of aides and paraprofessionals |
| § 20-2-216. Substitute teachers |
| § 20-2-217. Professional and staff development stipends |
| § 20-2-218. Duty-free lunch period; exchange of lunch period for compensation or other benefit; length of school day not affected; exemption for extenuating circumstances; funding |
| § 20-2-219. Payroll deduction services provided by local units of administration |
| § 20-2-220. Limitations upon decreases in local salary supplements for school bus drivers and food service managers or employees |
| § 20-2-221. Furlough days to be on Monday or Friday or in conjunction with holidays |
| Part 7. STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| § 20-2-230. Programs |
| § 20-2-231. Georgia Education Leadership Academy |
| § 20-2-232. Development of plan by local school system |
| Part 8. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION |
| § 20-2-240. Powers and duties |
| § 20-2-241. State School Superintendent |
| § 20-2-242. Local school systems; local units of administration; local governing bodies |
| § 20-2-243. Withholding funds for failure to comply with this article |
| § 20-2-244. Waivers to improve student performance; no application to charter schools; requirements for application for waiver; period of waiver; blanket waivers |
| Part 9. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| § 20-2-250. Projects to improve effectiveness |
| § 20-2-251. Demonstration programs |
| § 20-2-252. Electronic technology |
| § 20-2-253. Achievement grants |
| § 20-2-254. Educational research |
| § 20-2-255. Petitions for charter school status |
| § 20-2-256. Joint after-school programs for at-risk students |
| § 20-2-257. Grants for driver education courses for secondary school students |
| § 20-2-258. Funds for grant recipients; criteria for compacts between students, teachers and parents |
| § 20-2-259. Extended day program for students in grades nine through 12 |
| Part 10. CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS |
| § 20-2-260. Capital outlay funds generally |
| § 20-2-261. Common minimum facility requirements |
| § 20-2-262. Legislative findings; low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems; criteria for eligibility |
| § 20-2-263. Grant program to incentivize adoption of digital learning; rules and regulations |
| Part 11. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES |
| § 20-2-270. Establishment of state-wide network |
| § 20-2-271. Development of regional improvement plan; introduction of core services; instructional care teams; establishment of alternative methods of teacher certification |
| § 20-2-272. Agency board of control; membership; powers and duties; planning boards |
| § 20-2-273. Agency directors and staff |
| § 20-2-274. Uniform state-wide needs program and documented local needs program grants |
| Part 12. EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| § 20-2-280. Long-term strategic plans |
| § 20-2-281. Assessment of effectiveness of educational programs |
| § 20-2-282. Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy |
| § 20-2-283. Criteria; specific requirements for students in grades three, five, and eight; implementation |
| § 20-2-284. Criteria for local boards of education; model placement and promotion policy |
| § 20-2-285. Timetable for implementation of policy |
| § 20-2-285.1. Provisions applicable to third-grade criterion-referenced reading assessment students |
| § 20-2-286. Georgia Closing the Achievement Gap Commission; creation; membership; vacancies; purpose; authority; compensation; termination |
| Part 13. ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS |
| § 20-2-290. Organization of schools; middle school programs; schedule |
| § 20-2-291. Financing construction of facilities for voluntary consolidation |
| § 20-2-292. Sparsity grants |
| § 20-2-293. Student attending school in system other than system of student's residence |
| § 20-2-294. Permanent classrooms; student commuting distance; reassignment; cost of transportation |
| Part 14. OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| § 20-2-300. Implementation and funding authorized |
| § 20-2-301. Coordinating Committee for Exceptional Individuals |
| § 20-2-302. Funds for operation of schools for deaf and blind persons |
| § 20-2-303. Educational television |
| § 20-2-304. Environmental education, recycling, and composting awareness |
| § 20-2-305. County and regional libraries |
| § 20-2-306. Honors program; residential high school program |
| § 20-2-307. Youth camps; food-processing and young farmers programs |
| § 20-2-308. Reserved |
| § 20-2-309. Reserved |
| § 20-2-310. Student directory information; registering to vote and with selective service; pledge of allegiance |
| § 20-2-311. State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education |
| § 20-2-312. State program for middle school children during nonschool hours; goals; annual review |
| § 20-2-313. J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program |
| § 20-2-314. Development of rape prevention, personal safety education, and teen dating violence prevention programs |
| § 20-2-316. Athletic association defined; involvement of association in high school athletics |
| § 20-2-316.1. Eligibility conditions of high school athletic associations |
| § 20-2-317. Inappropriate means of encouraging and rewarding student athletes; penalty; notice to students |
| § 20-2-318. Intercollegiate athletics; remedies for improper activities |
| § 20-2-319. Prayers prior to athletic event held on the campus of a private school not to be prohibited |
| § 20-2-319.1. Georgia Virtual School |
| § 20-2-319.2. School interscholastic extracurricular athletic policy providing for the use of a single, comprehensive, preparticipation physical examination form |
| § 20-2-319.3. Online clearing-house of interactive distance learning courses |
| § 20-2-319.4. Virtual instruction programs; notice of opportunities; mechanisms for compliance; approved providers; approval status; curriculum plan |
| § 20-2-319.5. Report on assisting local boards in acquiring digital learning |
| Part 15. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
| § 20-2-320. Education Information Steering Committee; identification of data to implement Quality Basic Education Program; state-wide comprehensive educational information network |
| § 20-2-321. Expense record requirements |
| § 20-2-322. Unfunded programs and activities |
| § 20-2-322.1. Environmental Education Council |
| § 20-2-323. Unstructured break time for students in kindergarten through grade eight |
| § 20-2-324. Internet safety policies in public schools |
| § 20-2-324.1. (Effective January 1, 2014) Concussion management and return to play policies for youth athletes |
| Part 16. BUILDING RESOURCEFUL INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP GEORGIA'S ECONOMY |
| § 20-2-325. Short title |
| § 20-2-326. Definitions |
| § 20-2-327. Recognition of advanced proficiency/honors courses; counseling and development of individual graduation plans |
| § 20-2-328. Competitive grant program |
| § 20-2-329. Requirements for high schools that receive a reform grant |
| § 20-2-329.1. Rules and regulations |
| Part 17. STATE EDUCATION FINANCE STUDY COMMISSION |
| § 20-2-329.2 through 20-2-329.8. |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 20 Chapter 2 Article 6 NOTE
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1, effective July 1, 1986, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of ten parts as follows: Part 1, §§ 20-2-130, 20-2-131; Part 2, §§ 20-2-150, 20-2-151, 20-2-151.1, 20-2-152 through 20-2-164; Part 3, §§ 20-2-180 through 20-2-190; Part 4, §§ 20-2-200 through 20-2-208; Part 5, §§ 20-2-220 through 20-2-230; Part 6, § 20-2-240; Part 7, § 20-2-250; Part 8, §§ 20-2-260 through 20-2-264; Part 9, §§ 20-2-280 through 20-2-285, 20-2-285.1, 20-2-286 through 20-2-299; and Part 10, §§ 20-2-310, 20-2-311 [repealed].
The former article was based on the following Acts: Ga. L. 1974, p. 1045, §§ 1-5, 7-58, 60-72, 74; Ga. L. 1975, p. 35, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 181, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 369, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 539, §§ 1, 3-33, 35; Ga. L. 1975, p. 685, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 812, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1139, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1537, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 271, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 506, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1385, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 972, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 984, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 986, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1977, p. 988, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 997, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1001, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1003, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 917, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 990, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 996, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1146, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1485, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1486, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2034, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2037, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2039, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2040, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2058, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 649, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 657, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 665, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1055, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1077, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1279, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 448, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 450, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 465, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 645, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 698, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 766, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1010, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1413, §§ 1-9; Ga. L. 1981, p. 667, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 774, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1565, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1982, p. 603, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 776, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1110, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1983, p. 745, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 804, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1218, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1429, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 643, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 20; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 708, § 2.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
HAVING EXTENDED TO ALL CHILDREN IN GEORGIA THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION, THE STATE CANNOT ARBITRARILY WITHDRAW THE RIGHT. Wells v. Banks, 153 Ga. App. 581, 266 S.E.2d 270 (1980).
The former article was based on the following Acts: Ga. L. 1974, p. 1045, §§ 1-5, 7-58, 60-72, 74; Ga. L. 1975, p. 35, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 181, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 369, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 539, §§ 1, 3-33, 35; Ga. L. 1975, p. 685, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 812, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1139, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1537, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 271, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 506, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1385, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 972, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 984, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 986, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1977, p. 988, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 997, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1001, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1003, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 917, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 990, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 996, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1146, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1485, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1486, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2034, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2037, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2039, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2040, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2058, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 649, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 657, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 665, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1055, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1077, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1279, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 448, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 450, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 465, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 645, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 698, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 766, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1010, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1413, §§ 1-9; Ga. L. 1981, p. 667, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 774, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1565, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1982, p. 603, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 776, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1110, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1983, p. 745, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 804, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1218, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1429, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 643, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 20; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 708, § 2.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
HAVING EXTENDED TO ALL CHILDREN IN GEORGIA THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION, THE STATE CANNOT ARBITRARILY WITHDRAW THE RIGHT. Wells v. Banks, 153 Ga. App. 581, 266 S.E.2d 270 (1980).