History. Code 1981, § 20-14-45 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 2-1/HB 338; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 20/SB 365; Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 2-6/SB 68.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 8, 2018, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (a) and in paragraph (b)(1); and substituted “strategic waivers school system” for “strategic waivers system” in the first sentence of subsection (d).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (b), in the first sentence, substituted “State School Superintendent” for “Department of Education” and substituted “as having the greatest need for” for “to be in the greatest need of” and deleted “Department of Education staff and” following “consulting with” in the second sentence; and substituted “Education’s” for “Education, through its” in subsection (e).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, Code Section 20-14-45, as enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139, was redesignated as Code Section 20-14-49.10.
U.S. Code.
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.
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