The Act creates a state-level commission to authorize charter schools and cosponsors these charter schools. If a charter school petition is denied by a local board of education, the petititoner may submit the petition to the commission for approval unless the school would be located in a charter system. Commission
The stated goal of the Act is educational improvement. The Act allows taxpayers to claim tax credits for donations to charitable student scholarship organizations that provide tuition for current public school students who wish to attend private schools. The Act creates a system by which citizens and corporations can donate
The Act provides that local school systems shall create a strategic plan regarding the future of the school system. The Act further allows local school systems to enter into a five-year contract with the State Board of Education whereby the school is given additional flexibility by being granted a waiver
The bill would require all female students entering sixth grade to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus. Exceptions were provided for children whose parents objected on religious grounds. The bill would have also suspended the vaccination requirement in cases of insufficient supplies of the human papillomavirus vaccine. The bill would
The Act requires schools to spend 65% of all funds on direct classroom expenditures. Direct classroom expenditures are defined as expenditures for activities related to student-teacher interaction including, but not limited to, teacher compensation; educational materials and supplies; classroom-related activities such as field trips, physical education, music, and arts; and
The purpose of the Act is to improve the high school graduation rate in Georgia and to strengthen parent participation in student education. The Act mandates school attendance for children between their sixth and sixteenth birthdays. The Act requires that an unemancipated minor older than the mandatory attendance age have
The Act amends existing Georgia law relating to the following: (1) the eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships and grants; (2) the residency requirements for HOPE scholarships and grants; (3) the Scholarship's amount as it pertains to fees and books; (4) the hours of eligibility for HOPE grants; (5)
HB 1190 amends Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The Bill, among other things, changes certain responsibilities of local boards of education and school officials, addresses budgetary concerns, provides for curriculum and testing procedures, improves disciplinary practices in schools, and changes the consequences for failure to comply
The Act amends four sections of Title 20 and adds two new sections. Section 1 of the Act allows the Georgia Board of Education more flexibility in paying fees for advances placement tests. Section 2 provides more flexibility regarding school funding. Section 3 addresses the way in which Georgia'
The Act known as the "Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan Act," creates the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan which operates by way of a program of Trust Agreements and Savings Trust Accounts. The Act provides for a board of directors of the Plan and its membership, powers, duties,
The Act requires local school board to create student codes of conduct addressing certain types of conduct during school hours and at school-related functions. It requires the local boards to address the conduct in a manner that is appropriate to the age of the student. It also requires the local
The Act provides a means for local schools to substitute an academic and/or vocational performance-based contract, called a charter, for state and local rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing public schools. The Act allows private individuals, private organizations, or state or local public entities to establish a local school
The Act provides for fingerprinting and criminal record checks of persons to be employed as teachers or principals in the state school system. The Act further provides sanctions against pupils who fail or refuse to pay for lost or damaged textbooks, library books or media materials which are the property
The Act requires Georgia public school teachers to conduct a period of quiet reflection not to exceed sixty seconds at the start of each school day. The moment of quiet reflection is not to be conducted as a religious service. The Act is not to be interpreted as precluding student-initiated
While all of these bills are related to education, they cannot be said to constitute a legislative package. HB 589 transfers authority for teacher certification from the Department of Education to a newly constituted Professional Standards Commission. SB 328 reduces the number of standardized tests public school students must take.
