Bill Text: GA HB1097 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Minimum school year; requirements of start date; provide

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-08 - House Second Readers [HB1097 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB1097-Introduced.html

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10 LC 33 3461

House Bill 1097

By: Representatives Dollar of the 45th, Stephens of the 164th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Lindsey of the 54th, Kaiser of the 59th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 20-2-168 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the minimum school year and other matters, so as to provide requirements for the start date of a school year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 20-2-168 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the minimum school year and other matters, is amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (c) as follows:

"(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, public elementary and secondary schools of this state receiving state aid under this article may provide each eligible student with access to no less than 180 school days of education each fiscal year, or the equivalent thereof as determined in accordance with State Board of Education guidelines. The State Board of Education shall define a school year, which shall be no less than 180 days of instruction in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, or the equivalent thereof; shall define the length of the school day, based on a 180 day school year, and equivalent lengths; and shall provide that all public elementary and secondary schools, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, may be closed for instruction on November 11 of each year to enable students, teachers, and administrators to participate in Veterans Day programs to honor veterans of the armed forces. Local boards of education shall adopt a school year calendar that in no event shall commence the first day of instruction of a school year prior to the third full week of August. For purposes of this paragraph, Sunday shall be considered the first day of the week."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.