Bill Text: GA HB1064 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: School attendance; age of mandatory education; revise

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-04 - House Second Readers [HB1064 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB1064-Introduced.html

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10 LC 21 0537

House Bill 1064

By: Representatives Stephens of the 161st, Gordon of the 162nd, Williams of the 89th, Bryant of the 160th, Talton of the 145th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise the age of mandatory education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school attendance in elementary and secondary education, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 20-2-690.1, relating to mandatory education for children, as follows:

"(a) Mandatory attendance in a public school, private school, or home school program shall be required for children between their sixth and sixteenth seventeenth birthdays. Such mandatory attendance shall not be required where the child has successfully completed all requirements for a high school diploma."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.