History. Code 1981, § 20-14-43 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 2-1/HB 338; Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 2-4/SB 68.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (a), in the second sentence, substituted “Governor” for “State Board of Education”, inserted “, in his or her discretion,”, and substituted “Governor” for “state board” at the end and substituted “in the school improvement division and shall report to the State School Superintendent” for “but shall report directly to the state board” in the second sentence; in paragraph (b)(3), added “Governor, in consultation with the” and “and the State School Superintendent”; deleted “school improvement division within the Department of Education and coordinating and working with the State School Superintendent and the” following “Coordinating with the” in paragraph (c)(4); inserted a comma in paragraph (c)(6); and deleted the former first sentence of subsection (d), which read: “The Chief Turnaround Officer, the State School Superintendent, and the staff and all divisions of the Department of Education shall work collaboratively and shall coordinate as necessary to facilitate the implementation of this part.”
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 2-4/SB 68, which amended this Code section, purported to add “State Board of Education”, but that phrase was already contained in paragraph (b)(3).
Law reviews.
For article, “Positive Education Federalism: The Promise of Equality after the Every Student Succeeds Act,” see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 351 (2017).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Education Accountability
Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs
§ 20-14-43. Chief Turnaround Officer; Qualifications; Duties
§ 20-14-44. Turnaround Coaches; Role
§ 20-14-45. Turnaround Eligible Schools Defined; Identification; Role of Local Boards of Education
§ 20-14-47. Individual Assessments of Low Performing Students in Turnaround Eligible Schools
§ 20-14-48. Resources and Supports for Turnaround Eligible Schools
§ 20-14-49.1. Education Turnaround Advisory Council Created; Composition; Administration; Role
§ 20-14-49.2. Biannual Reporting by Chief Turnaround Officer; Required Meetings