Georgia HB 907: Motor vehicles; responsibilities for encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise

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House Bill 907 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Jones of the 47
th, Burns of the 159
th, Dubnik of the 29
th, Jasperse of the
11
th, Erwin of the 32
nd, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,1
the "Completion Special Schools Act," so as to require certain local school systems to either2
be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide3
certain education programs and services to students in grades nine through 12; to require4
completion special schools to provide certain information to resident school systems twice5
each year and for the resident school systems to provide such information to students in6
grades nine through 12 and their parents and guardians; to provide for direct registration of7
program students in completion special schools by parents and guardians; to require8
completion special schools and resident school systems to coordinate enrollment of program9
students; to revise provisions by which completion special schools may operate one or more10
programs outside the attendance zone assigned to such completion special school; to provide11
for transition period; to require local school systems to provide to completion special schools12
the contact information for students who stop attending or withdraw from the local school13
system, subject to conditions and exceptions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for14
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.15
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:16
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SECTION 1.17
Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the18
"Completion Special Schools Act," is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-2096.3,19
relating to requirements of completion special schools, student enrollment, and waivers or20
variances, as follows:21
"20-2-2096.3.22
(a) Each completion special school shall be a public school and shall:23
(1) Provide education programs and services to students in grades nine through 12,24
including, but not limited to:25
(A) Nontraditional education programs and services for students who are eligible to26
attend a traditional public school but are more likely to succeed in a nontraditional27
setting such as that provided in such completion special school;28
(B) Dropout prevention and academic intervention programs;29
(C) Programs for high school credit recovery; and30
(D) Opportunities for students to schedule classes on weekdays, evenings, and31
weekends;32
(2) Operate under the supervision and direction of a governing board as provided for in33
Code Section 20-2-2096.4;34
(3) Be treated as a single local education agency for administrative purposes, including35
data reporting, student enrollment counting procedures, student achievement reporting,36
funding allocations, and related purposes as defined by the state board and consistent with37
department rules and regulations; and38
(4) Be the subject of a school report card prepared and distributed by the Office of39
Student Achievement as provided in Code Section 20-14-34.40
(b) Only enrollment eligible students shall be enrolled in a completion special school.41
(c)(1) Students in grades nine through 12 who are enrolled in a school in their resident42
school system shall be permitted to attend one or more classes in a completion special43
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school's credit recovery, dropout prevention, or academic intervention program on a44
part-time basis as program students, subject to the following conditions:45
(1)(A) The completion special school has available classroom space;46
(2)(B) Such student shall not be included in the count provided for in Code Section47
20-2-161 of the completion special school;48
(3)(C) Such student remains enrolled in his or her resident school system; and49
(4)(D) Such student's resident school system is party to a current collaborative50
operating agreement with such completion special school which shall include, but shall51
not be limited to, provisions for the following:52
(A)(i) Funding to be provided by the resident school system to the completion special53
school for program students who attend such school as provided in this subsection,54
which funding shall be no less than what is required in subsection (b) of Code Section55
20-2-2096.6;56
(B)(ii) The number and qualifications of student liaisons to be employed by the57
resident school system to provide academic support and monitoring for program58
students who attend such school as provided in this subsection and the relevant terms59
and conditions for how such liaisons will provide such support and monitoring; and60
(iii)(I) By June 1 and December 1 each year, the completion special school shall61
provide the resident school system with an updated description of programs62
available for program students and det