History. Code 1981, § 20-2-186 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 847, § 5; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1667, § 2; Ga. L. 1995, p. 701, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 29; Ga. L. 2012, p. 372, § 1/SB 403; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 14/HB 283; Ga. L. 2015, p. 92, § 4/SB 133.
The 2015 amendment substituted “interventions, that are prescribed by the State Board of Education or the office pursuant to their respective authority” for “interventions, as defined in Code Section 20-14-41, that are prescribed by the State Board of Education” at the end of subsection (c). For effective date of this amendment, see the Editor’s note.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.’”
The constitutional amendment proposed in Ga. L. 2015, p. 92, § 6(a)/SB 133, which would have revised subsection (c) to read as follows: “Notwithstanding any provision of this Code section to the contrary, no local system shall earn funds under this Code section, except for funds for nurses, accountants, visiting teachers, school psychologists, and secretaries, if the local board of education has not implemented in a failing school within the system the interventions, that are prescribed by the State Board of Education or the office pursuant to their respective authority.”, was defeated in the general election held November 8, 2016.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 115 (2015).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 6 - Quality Basic Education
Part 5 - Program Weights and Funding Requirements
§ 20-2-180. Essential Educational Resources as Basis for Base Amount and Program Weights
§ 20-2-181. Calculation of Program Weights to Reflect Base School Size
§ 20-2-183. Program Weights to Reflect Funds for Maintenance and Operation of Facilities
§ 20-2-184. Program Weights to Reflect Funds for Media Specialists
§ 20-2-185. Program Weights to Reflect Funds for Salaries for Assistant Principals and Secretaries
§ 20-2-188. Student Transportation
§ 20-2-189. Migrant Student Grants for Schools
§ 20-2-190. Professional Development Centered on State-Wide Strategic Initiatives