Georgia Code
Part 3 - Educational Programs
§ 20-2-152. Special Education Services

(a.1) The criteria adopted by the state board to determine the eligibility of students for state funded special education programs for the intellectually gifted, Category VI pursuant to paragraph (6) of subsection (d) of this Code section, shall authorize local boards of education to use:
A student’s eligibility may be determined under either paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection. The multiple eligibility criteria shall be implemented as appropriate staff development is completed, but not later than August 1, 1998. A student who has been determined before July 1, 1994, to be eligible for state funded special education programs for the intellectually gifted shall not be required to satisfy any additional eligibility criteria or information documentation as a result of this subsection.
(A) Providing grants directly to regional educational service agencies for provision of services;
(B) Either directly contracting with or making grants to or authorizing local units of administration to contract with or make grants to suitable private or public institutions, inside or outside this state, for the provision of such services; provided, however, that the educational and related services of the child must be provided by professionals, such as teachers, school psychologists, speech therapists, physical and occupational therapists, and audiologists who meet the certification or licensing standards of their profession in the state in which the institution is located;
(C) Authorizing local units of administration to contract with suitable public agencies and departments, including institutions in which eligible children are confined and out-patient centers serving eligible children, inside and outside this state, for the provision of such services;
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-152 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 612, § 5; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1531, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1106, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, §§ 14, 17; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1422, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 20; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 20/HB 942.
Cross references.
Establishment of special schools, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. V, Para. VII.
Multiagency task force of Georgia Commission for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing addressing educational needs, § 30-1-5 .
Declared policy of state to provide adequate mental health and developmentally disabled services through Department of Human Resources and county boards of health, § 37-2-1 .
Habilitation of the developmentally disabled generally, T. 37, C. 4.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Special education, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, Subject 160-4-7.
Law reviews.
For article, “‘Simplify You, Classify You’: Stigma, Stereotypes and Civil Rights in Disability Classification Systems,” see 25 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 607 (2009).