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Georgia Statutes, Title 20

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Title 20

17 chapters · 1,343 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 201,343 Ch 2, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION668 Ch 3, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION411 Ch 14, EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY50 Ch 4, VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDU…43 Ch 5, LIBRARIES37 Ch 1A, EARLY CARE AND LEARNING36 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS27 Ch 16, GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES …18 Ch 13, GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO…12 Ch 12, MARINE RESOURCES EXTENSION CENTERS A…9 Ch 2A, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS8 Ch 8, CAMPUS POLICEMEN7 Ch 11, GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE7 Ch 6, EDUCATION COMPACTS6

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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2102 Cooperation and reporting by high school athletic associations
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All high school athletic associations in this state shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the Department of Education, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the committee may be timely and efficiently discharged. The a…
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2103 Evaluation of performance of high school athletic associations
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In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of high school athletic associations consistent with the following criteria: (1) Fairness and equity in establishing and implementing its standards; and (2) The promotion of academic achievement and good…
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2104 Expenditure of funds; compensation of members; funding
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(a) The committee is authorized to expend state funds available to the committee for the discharge of its duties. Said funds may be used for the purposes of compensating staff, paying for services of consultants, and paying all other necessary expenses incurred by the committee i…
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2110 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act.” History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2110, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 197, § 1/SB 10.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2111 Legislative ﬁndings; purpose

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The General Assembly ﬁnds that: (1) Students with disabilities have special needs that merit educational alternatives which will allow students to learn in an appropriate setting and manner; (2) Parents are best equipped to make decisions for their children, including the educati…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2112 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Education. (2) “Department” means the Department of Education. (3) “Parent” means a biological parent, legal guardian, custodian, or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of a child. (4) “Partici…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2113 Annual notiﬁcation of options available to parents of special needs students

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(a) The resident school system shall provide speciﬁc written notice of the options available under this article to the parent at the initial Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting in which a disability of the parent’s child is identiﬁed or at the time the child is determi…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2114 Qualiﬁcations for scholarship; ﬁnancial responsibility; state-wide assessments; exception; compliance

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(a) A student shall qualify for a scholarship under this article if: (1) The student’s parent currently resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at least one year; provided, however, that the one-year requirement shall not apply if the student’s parent is an act…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2115 Eligibility requirements for schools participating in scholarship program; application of participating school

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(a) To be eligible to enroll a scholarship student, a participating school shall: (1) Have a physical location in Georgia where the scholarship students attend classes and have direct contact with the school’s teachers; (2) Demonstrate ﬁscal soundness by having been in operation …

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2116 Amount of scholarship; method of payments

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(a) The maximum scholarship granted a scholarship student pursu967 ant to this article shall be an amount equivalent to the costs of the educational program that would have been provided for the student in the resident school system as calculated under Code Section 20-2-161 and, …

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2117 Adoption and promulgation of rules; immunity from liability for scholarship decisions; schools may be barred from program participation for certain actions

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(a) The board shall adopt rules to administer the program regarding eligibility and participation of participating schools, including, but not limited to, timelines that will maximize student and public and private school participation, the calculation and distribution of scholar…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2118 Annual report

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The Office of Student Achievement, in conjunction with the department, shall provide the General Assembly not later than December 1 of each year with a report regarding the scholarship program for the previous ﬁscal year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, numbers a…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2130 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Department” means the Department of Education. (2) “Parent” means a biological parent, legal guardian, custodian, or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of a child. History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2130, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. …

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2131 Enrollment of students in school to which not originally assigned; procedure; annual notiﬁcation; exception

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(a)(1) Beginning in school year 2009-2010, the parent of a student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in this state may elect to enroll such student in a public school that is located within the school system in which the student resides other than the one to whi…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1074 Accident insurance for children on school buses

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Payment of insurance premiums by school board or other bus owner. Insurance coverage for general public; waiver of school board’s immunity. Mutual insurance policies to be nonassessable. School boards to keep insurance policies. PART 3 Article 22 persons with disabilities, and 4-…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-111 Article 6 Quality Basic Education PART 1 Article 4A SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE Community Involvement in Education 20-2-85

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20-2-86. [Reserved] County school superintendent substituted for county school commissioner. Appointment of school superintendents. [Reserved] Qualiﬁcations of county school superintendents; ﬁling proof of certiﬁcation; exemptions. Oath of local school superintendent. Superintend…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1113 Right of school bus driver to sick leave with pay; accumulation of unused sick leave

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Use of accumulated sick leave for personal reasons. Driver on sick leave need not pay for substitute. Determining pay for substitute drivers. PART 4 RANDOM DRUG TESTING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS 20-2-1120. 20-2-1121. 91 Deﬁnition. School bus drivers subject to random drug and alcoho…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-149.4 State Board of Education to establish uniformly sequenced content standards; college and career readiness competency standards

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Online learning. Review of competencies and core curriculum. Prescribed courses. Coursework in the founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America. Sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; implementation; student exemption. Mandatory instruction concernin…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-161.1 Determination of enrollment by institutional program; determination of funds to be appropriated

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Quality Basic Education Formula. [Reserved] Enrollment in postsecondary courses; academic credit; secondary options grant account. Work based learning programs; legislative intent; participation; standards; coordination; funding. Dual Enrollment Act; purpose; dual credit courses;…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-220 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC

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Salary schedules. Increase in state salary of person selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year; advisory role. Salary increase for persons receiving certiﬁcation from National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; state payment of program participation fee; repayment; reimburs…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-232 Programs

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[Repealed] Georgia Education Leadership Academy. [Repealed] Development of plan by local school system. PART 8 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 20-2-240. 20-2-241. 20-2-242. 20-2-243.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-280 Petition to obtain high school diploma; notice of petition option

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Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy. Criteria; speciﬁc requirements for students in grades three, ﬁve, and eight; implementation. Criteria for local boards of education; model placement and promotion policy. Timetable for implementation of policy. [Repealed] Provision…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-334 Computation of effect of 20-2-431

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80 Issuance and retirement of county schoolhouse bonds. Division of county into schoolhouse districts; issuSec. 20-2-432. 20-2-436. 20-2-437. 20-2-450. 20-2-451. ance and retirement of district bonds. Joint county-city high schools — Power to contract for building and maintenance…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-477 EDUCATION County-wide bonds — Paying off outstanding bonds; sinking fund for holders failing or refusing to sell, exchange, or surrender outstanding bonds

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Validation of bonds. Exchange or sale of bonds; use of proceeds. Establishment of sinking fund for unsurrendered bonds. Limitations on issue and use of bonds and proceeds. Powers and duties of officials as to bonds, taxes, and sinking funds. Interest on bonds. When subpart applic…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-57 Standards for local board of education members

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County school districts; county board for each county. Election of local board of education members; persons ineligible to be members or superintendent; ineligibility for local boards of education; ineligibility for other elective offices. Term of office; number of members; stagg…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-576 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC

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Authority to issue revenue bonds; terms. Form of bonds; denominations; place of payment; registration. Signing, sealing, and attesting bonds. Bonds negotiable. Manner of sale and price of bonds. Use of bond proceeds; additional bonds. Issuance of interim receipts or certiﬁcates o…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-582 Fixing rentals, installment payments, and charges for use of projects

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Authority of state and other boards of education to bargain, sell, transfer, convey, rent, and lease property to authority. Rules and regulations for operation of projects. Power to issue revenue bonds not affected. Part supplemental and additional to other laws. Part to be liber…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-601 Leases of 50 years or less authorized

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Article applicable to all public school systems. Article 13 Suspending and Reopening Local School Systems 20-2-620 through 20-2-627. [Reserved]. Article 14 Education Grants 20-2-640 through 20-2-650. [Reserved]. Article 15 Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency 20-…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.3 Short title

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Deﬁnitions. Expulsion and disciplinary policy for students bringing weapons to school. Students subject to disciplinary orders of other school systems. [Reserved] Student code of 20-2-751.4. 20-2-751.5. 20-2-751.6. 20-2-754. 20-2-755. 20-2-756. 20-2-757. 20-2-758. 85 conduct; pol…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-84.6 Requests for increased ﬂexibility; Title 20/No Waivers system

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Strategic plan and proposed contract for local school systems requesting ﬂexibility; strategic waivers school system. Contract terms for local school systems requesting ﬂexibility. State board approval of local school board ﬂexibility contract. Accountability, ﬂexibility, and con…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-982 Short title

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Purpose. 89 Deﬁnitions. Professional Standards Commission — Creation; composition; terms, qualiﬁcations, appointment, and removal of members; ﬁlling of vacancies. Professional Standards Commission — Authority to create and implement standards and procedures for certifying educati…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-1 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Eligible student” means a student who is a Georgia resident who, immediately prior to receiving a scholarship or tuition grant under Code Section 20-2A-2 and enrolling in a qualiﬁed school or program, was enrolled in and attended for at lea…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-2 Requirements for student scholarship organizations

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Each student scholarship organization: (1) With respect to the ﬁrst $1.5 million of its annual revenue received from donations for scholarships or tuition grants, including interest earned on deposits and investments of scholarship funds or tuition grants, shall obligate at least…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-2.1 Entities prohibited from being student scholarship organizations

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No entity which operates, owns, is affiliated with, or is a subsidiary of an association, organization, or other entity that provides accreditation of elementary or secondary schools shall be eligible to be a student scholarship organization pursuant to this chapter. History. Cod…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-3 Taxation reporting requirements for student scholarship organizations

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(a) Each student scholarship organization shall report annually to the Department of Revenue, on a date determined by the Department of Revenue, subject to the time limits provided for in paragraph (5) of Code Section 20-2A-2, and on a form provided by the Department of Revenue, …

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-4 List of student scholarship organizations to be provided to the General Assembly

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The Department of Revenue shall provide a list of all student scholarship organizations receiving contributions from businesses and individuals granted a tax credit under Code Section 48-7-29.16 to the General Assembly by January 30 of each year. History. Code 1981, § 20-2A-4, en…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-5 Parent or guardian endorsement of award required

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The parent or guardian to whom a scholarship award is granted must restrictively endorse the scholarship award to the private school for deposit into the account of the private school. The parent or guardian may not designate any entity or individual associated with the participa…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-6 List of student scholarship organizations to be maintained on website

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The Department of Education shall maintain on its website a current list of all student scholarship organizations which have provided notice pursuant to paragraph (6) of Code Section 20-2A-2. History. Code 1981, § 20-2A-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1108, § 1/HB 1133; Ga. L. 2011…

O.C.G.A. § 20-2A-7 Penalties for failure to comply with requirements of chapter; violations

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(a)(1) Any student scholarship organization that fails to comply with any requirements under this chapter shall be given written notice by the Department of Revenue of such failure to comply by certiﬁed mail and shall have 90 days from the receipt of such notice to correct all de…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-1 Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Board of regents’’ or ‘‘board’’ means the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. (2) ‘‘University system’’ or ‘‘system’’ means the University System of Georgia. ARTICLE 2 BOARD OF REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-20 Creation; change of name of ‘‘Trustees of the University of Georgia

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(a) The board of regents is created. (b) The name of the corporation established prior to January 1, 1932, and existing under the name and style, ‘‘Trustees of the University of Georgia,’’ is changed to ‘‘Regents of the University System of Georgia.’’ (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 45; Co…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-21 Composition; powers and duties generally

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The board of regents shall be composed of one member from each congressional district in the state and five additional members from the state at large, who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Governor shall not be a member of the board. The board s…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-22 Terms of office

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The first board of regents appointed under this part shall hold office as follows: two for one year; two for two years; two for three years; two for four years; two for five years; two for six years; and three for seven years. All of the terms shall date from January 1, 1943. The…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-23 Vacancies

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In case of a vacancy on the board of regents by death, resignation, removal, or from any other cause other than the expiration of such member’s term of office, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution. (Ga.…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-24 Chairman

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The board of regents shall elect one of its members chairman. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 53; Code 1933, § 32-107.)

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-25 Appointment of secretary; duties; bond

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The board of regents shall elect a secretary, not a member thereof, for such term and salary as it may establish. The secretary shall maintain his office in the state capital and shall devote to the board his entire time. He shall give good and sufficient bond, payable to the Gov…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-26 Duty of members to attend meetings; vacation of office for unexcused absences

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It shall be the duty of the members of the board of regents to attend the meetings of the board so as to take part in its deliberations. The office of any member of the board shall be vacated if he neglects to furnish an excuse in writing to the board for absence from two consecu…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-27 Inspections of institutions by committees; reports

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The board of regents shall make at least one annual visit and inspection of each of the institutions in the university system through committees of not less than two of its members, who shall report their visits and inspections to the board. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 58; Code 1933, §…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-28 Per diem allowances and travel expenses of members

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Members of the board of regents shall receive the sum provided by Code Section 45-7-21 for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the board or for each day of travel, within or outside the state, as a member of a committee of the board, which travel has been authorized by t…

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-29 Separate appropriation for expense

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The expense of the board of regents, other than that of the institutions under its control, shall be met out of a separate appropriation enacted for its maintenance and support. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 77; Code 1933, § 32-133.)