Georgia HB 1030: Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions

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House Bill 1030 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Donatucci of the 105
th, Erwin of the 32
nd, Jones of the 47
th, Dubnik of
the 29
th, Hilton of the 48
th, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 2 Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1
elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Math Matters Act"; to require the2
State Board of Education to adopt content standards for middle and high school advanced3
math courses; to require the Department of Education to provide guidance and technical4
assistance to local education agencies; to require local education agencies to establish5
advanced math courses; to provide for enrollment of students into and withdrawal from6
advanced math courses; to require minimum core math instruction time for students in grades7
four and five; to require that parents or guardians are provided information regarding8
advanced math courses; to require annual reports; to prohibit waivers; to require the9
Professional Standards Commission to revise standards for acquiring and maintaining teacher10
certification in elementary education to include requirements regarding developmentally11
appropriate evidence based math instruction; to require the Professional Standards12
Commission to ensure students completing teacher certification programs have the13
knowledge and skills to teach math including the four strands of mathematical proficiency;14
to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to15
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.16
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:17
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SECTION 1.18
Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and19
secondary education, is amended in Part 3 of Article 6, relating to educational programs20
under the "Quality Basic Education Act," by adding a new Code section to read as follows:21
"20-2-153.2.22
(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the 'Math Matters Act.'23
(b) As used in this Code section, the term:24
(1) 'Advanced math course' means a math course more rigorous than a course with25
grade-level content.26
(2) 'Evidence based math instruction' means teaching practices that are supported by27
research grounded in quantitative or qualitative empirical evidence and are shown to28
positively impact student math learning, to support students in achieving grade-level math29
learning goals, and to improve student outcomes.30
(3) 'Four strands of mathematical proficiency' means a combination of the following:31
(A) Real world problem solving skills, which connects math to students' lives;32
(B) Procedural fluency, which is the ability to perform math procedures with speed,33
accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility;34
(C) Conceptual understanding, which is knowing how and why math works; and35
(D) Productive dispositions, which is seeing math as sensible, useful, and worthwhile.36
(4) 'Intervention' means a specific program, activity, or set of steps used to help students37
improve in an area of need that may include additional time, evidence based tutoring,38
small group instruction, multitiered system of supports, or the like.39
(5) 'Local education agency' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code40
Section 20-2-167.1.41
(c) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each local education agency shall require42
at least 60 minutes daily or 300 minutes weekly of core math instructional time for students43
in grades four and five.44
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(d) The Department of Education shall provide guidance and technical assistance to local45
education agencies in developing and implementing advanced math courses in grades six46
and seven.47
(e) By January 1, 2027, the State Board of Education shall adopt content standards for48
advanced math courses for grades eight through ten to be designated as such for purposes49
of this Code section. Such advanced math courses shall, at a minimum, include Enhanced50
Algebra: Concepts and Connections.51
(f)(1) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each local education agency with52
students enrolled in grades six through ten shall:53
(A) Automatically enroll in an advanced math course each student who receives a54
score of distinguished learner on the state-wide end-of-grade or end-of-course math55
assessment at the end of the prior school year or demonstrates proficiency using a local56
measure that considers the student's math coursework or the student's grade point57
average in math;58
(B) Establish a procedure for a parent or guardian to withdraw his or her child from59
such automatic enrollment; and60
(C) Permit a parent or guardian of a student who scores proficient on the end-of-grade61
or end-of-course math assessment at the end of the prior school year to request that such62
student be enrolled in such advanced math course. The local education agency shal