Section 20-2-184.1. Funding for additional days of instruction; programs for low-performing students; transportation costs

   (a) The program weights for the kindergarten, kindergarten early intervention, primary, primary grades early intervention, upper elementary, upper elementary grades early intervention, middle grades, middle school, and remedial programs and the program weights for the high school programs authorized pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-151, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient funds to pay the beginning salaries for instructors needed to provide 20 additional days of instruction for 10 percent of the full-time equivalent count of the respective program. Such funds shall be used for addressing the academic needs of low-performing students with programs including, but not limited to, instructional opportunities for students beyond the regular school day, Saturday classes, intersession classes, summer school classes, and additional instructional programs during the regular school day. Following the midterm adjustment, the state board shall issue allotment sheets for each local school system. Each local school system shall spend 100 percent of the funds designated for additional days of instruction for such costs at the system level, which may include transportation costs incurred for transporting students who are attending additional classes funded by these designated funds.

(b) (Repealed effective July 1, 2015.) (1) For school years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 only, the expenditure controls contained in subsection (a) of this Code section relating to additional days of instruction shall be waived and shall not apply to nor be enforceable against a local school system.

   (2) Each local school system shall report to the Department of Education its budgets and expenditures of the funds received pursuant to this Code section as a part of its report in October for the FTE count and its report on March 15.

   (3) No penalty shall be applied to a local school system for failure to comply with expenditure controls set out in subsection (a) of this Code section, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, so long as such local school system complies with this subsection.

   (4) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to repeal any other provision of this Code section or this chapter.

   (5) This subsection shall be automatically repealed on July 1, 2015.

Code 1981, § 20-2-184.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 148, § 10; Ga. L. 2003, p. 185, § 5; Ga. L. 2010, p. 158, § 4/HB 908; Ga. L. 2011, p. 647, § 5/HB 192; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 20/HB 142; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 13/HB 283.