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- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-165 · Equalization grants; annual calculation; allocation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-165.1 · Charter system earnings for each full-time equivalent student; use of funds.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-166 · State funds; calculation; allotment; distribution.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-167 · Funding for direct instructional, media center, and staff development costs; computerized uniform budget and accounting system; submission of local budget to state board; provision of certain information by local boards.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-167.1 · Public meetings on proposed annual operating budget; notice; electronic copies; exception for certain nonprofits.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-167.2 · Virtual instruction through virtual schools; no waivers.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-168 · Distribution of federal funds; combined purchase of supplies and equipment; minimum school year; summer school programs; year-round operation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-169 · Receipt of federal funds for career, occupational, or technical education.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-170 · Authority to withhold payment of bonded indebtedness from appropriation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-171 · Minimum direct classroom expenditures; waivers; sanctions for noncompliance; submission of budget and expenditure information; rules and regulations.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-180 · Essential educational resources as basis for base amount and program weights.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-181 · Calculation of program weights to reflect base school size.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-182 · Program weights to reflect funds for payment of salaries and benefits; maximum class size; reporting requirements; application to specific school years.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-183 · Program weights to reflect funds for maintenance and operation of facilities.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-184 · Program weights to reflect funds for media specialists.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-184.1 · Funding for additional days of instruction; programs for low-performing students; transportation costs.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-185 · Program weights to reflect funds for salaries for assistant principals and secretaries.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-186 · Allocation of funds for local systems to pay beginning salaries of superintendents, secretaries, accountants, nurses, and certain other personnel; eligibility of failing schools for funds.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-187 · State-wide school lunch program; instruction in nutrition, hygiene, etiquette, and social graces; school food and nutrition personnel.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-188 · Student transportation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-189 · Migrant student grants for schools.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-190 · Professional development centered on state-wide strategic initiatives.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-191 · Supplies for school health nurse programs.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200 · Regulation of certificated professional personnel by Professional Standards Commission; rules and regulations; fees.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200.1 · Exemption from testing for transferring out-of-state teachers.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200.2 · Qualification for certain certificates for military spouses.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-201 · Specific course requirements; in-service or continuing education; online offerings.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-201.1 · [Repealed] Professional Learning Rules Task Force; composition; recommendation of professional learning rules.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-202 · Life certificates.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-203 · Validity period for renewable certificates.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-204 · Paraprofessional and permitted personnel; classification of all certified or permitted personnel.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-205 · Georgia Master Teacher Program.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-206 · Alternative teacher certification program; creditable service.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-207 · Online course on educator ethics.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-208 · Dyslexia endorsement for teachers; requirements; assessments.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-208.1 · Inclusion of identification of and interventions for dyslexia and other disorders in standards for teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary education instruction.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-209 · Financial literacy endorsement for educators.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-210 · Annual performance evaluation; on-time graduation rate.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-211 · Annual contract; disqualifying acts; job descriptions.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-211.1 · Clearance certificates issued by the Professional Standards Commission relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212 · Salary schedules.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212.1 · Increase in state salary of person selected as Georgia Teacher of the Year; advisory role.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212.2 · Salary increase for persons receiving certification from National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; state payment of program participation fee; repayment; reimbursement.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212.3 · [Reserved] Increasing teachers’ salaries in areas of shortage; criteria for determining shortage.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212.4 · [Reserved] Additional five percent increase in teacher salary based on student performance.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212.5 · Additional compensation for teachers in mathematics or science.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-212.6 · Limitation on salary increase for school superintendent or administrators.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-213 · [Reserved] Career ladder programs.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-213.1 · Pay-for-performance for rewarding group activity.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-214 · Salary schedule for principals; supplements.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-214.1 · High Performance Principals program.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-215 · “In loco parentis” status of aides and paraprofessionals.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-216 · Substitute teachers.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-217 · Professional and staff development stipends.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-218 · Duty-free lunch period; exchange of lunch period for compensation or other benefit; length of school day not affected; exemption for extenuating circumstances; funding.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-219 · Payroll deduction services provided by local units of administration.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-220 · Limitations upon decreases in local salary supplements for school bus drivers and food service managers or employees.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-221 · Furlough days to be on Monday or Friday or in conjunction with holidays.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-230 · Programs.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-240 · Powers and duties.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-241 · State School Superintendent.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-242 · Local school systems; local units of administration; local governing bodies.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-243 · Withholding funds for failure to comply with this article.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-244 · Waiver requests by a local board of education; requirements for application for waiver; period of waiver; blanket waivers.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-244.1 · Variance or waiver requests by public school students.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-250 · Projects to improve effectiveness.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-251 · Teacher recruitment and retention program; purpose; annual evaluation of program; maximum participation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-252 · [Reserved] Electronic technology.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-253 · [Reserved] Achievement grants.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-254 · [Reserved] Educational research.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-255 · [Reserved] Petitions for charter school status.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-256 · Joint after-school programs for at-risk students.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-257 · Grants for driver education courses for secondary school students.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-258 · Funds for grant recipients; criteria for compacts between students, teachers and parents.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-259 · Extended day program for students in grades nine through 12.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-260 · Capital outlay funds generally.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-261 · Common minimum facility requirements.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-262 · Low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems; criteria for eligibility.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-263 · Grant program to incentivize adoption of digital learning; rules and regulations.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-270 · Establishment of state-wide network.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-270.1 · Services provided by regional educational service agency; Georgia Learning Resources System; Psychoeducational Network.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-271 · Development of regional improvement plan; introduction of core services; instructional care teams; establishment of alternative methods of teacher certification.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-272 · Agency board of control; membership; powers and duties; planning boards.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-273 · Agency directors and staff.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-274 · Uniform state-wide needs program and documented local needs program grants.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-280 · [Reserved] Long-term strategic plans.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-281 · Student assessments.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-281.1 · Petition to obtain high school diploma; notice of petition option.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-282 · Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-283 · Criteria; specific requirements for students in grades three, five, and eight; implementation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-284 · Criteria for local boards of education; model placement and promotion policy.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-285 · Timetable for implementation of policy.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-285.1 · [Repealed] Provisions applicable to third-grade criterion referenced reading assessment students.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-286 · Innovative assessment pilot program; procedure; reporting.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-290 · Organization of schools; employment of school administrative managers.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-291 · Financing construction of facilities for voluntary consolidation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-292 · Sparsity grants.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-293 · Student attending school in system other than system of student’s residence.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-294 · Permanent classrooms; student commuting distance; reassignment; cost of transportation.
- O.C.G.A. § 20-2-295 · Military student transfers.