Georgia Code
Article 31 - Charter Schools Act of 1998
§ 20-2-2065. Waiver of Provisions of This Title; Requirements for Operating; Control and Management

the facility or equipment or both shall be deemed to meet the safety requirements of this paragraph; provided, further, that in no event shall the state agency or entity or local educational agency owner or operator of a charter school with such facility or equipment be disqualified from eligibility for state grants or for federal grants awarded pursuant to state regulations due to such facility or equipment;
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2065 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1080, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 75; Ga. L. 2002, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 798, § 12/SB 35; Ga. L. 2006, p. 488, § 1/SB 610; Ga. L. 2007, p. 185, § 8/SB 39; Ga. L. 2010, p. 237, § 1G/HB 1079; Ga. L. 2011, p. 635, § 9/HB 186; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 27/HB 283; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 40/HB 502; Ga. L. 2021, p. 256, § 5/SB 59.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, added paragraph (b)(12) and redesignated former paragraphs (b)(12) and (b)(13) as present paragraphs (b)(13) and (b)(14), respectively.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (b), deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(13), substituted “; and” for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(14), and added paragraph (b)(15).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, in paragraph (b)(4), “that” was substituted for “who” following “charter petitioner” and in paragraph (b)(7), “state auditor or,” was substituted for “state auditor, or”.
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.’”
Ga. L. 2007, p. 185, § 1/SB 39, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Charter Systems Act.’”
Ga. L. 2007, p. 185, § 2/SB 39, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds that schools and school systems should be given high flexibility to tailor their educational programs to meet the unique needs of their communities. In furtherance of this, schools and school systems should be encouraged to use innovative educational programs including local management of schools and should be provided resources to help design and implement innovative programs. The General Assembly further finds that schools and school systems shall be held accountable for student achievement.”
Ga. L. 2011, p. 635, § 1/HB 186, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) Our state’s long-term prosperity depends on supporting an education system that is designed to prepare our students for a global economy;
“(2) High school students and parents must understand that they have options for career pathway programs of study that join a college-ready academic core with quality career, technical, and agricultural education studies that result in a high school diploma and preparation for success in advanced training, an associate’s degree, a baccalaureate degree, and a career;
“(3) Local school systems must provide every student with choices that are academically rigorous and aligned to opportunities in high-demand, high-skill, high-wage career fields and to postsecondary career and technical pathways leading to advanced credentials or degrees;
“(4) The State Board of Education, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and the Board of Technical and Adult Education must work together so that academic courses that are embedded within career, technical, and agricultural education courses (CTAE) are given appropriate academic credit at the high school level and recognized at the postsecondary level;
“(5) Teachers should be provided with professional development opportunities that enforce the academically rigorous standards in relevant, project based coursework;
“(6) High school students should clearly understand the options for dual high school and postsecondary credit, and the state should properly fund these options;
“(7) Every state education agency, postsecondary institution, and local school system should provide all high school students with opportunities for accelerated learning through dual credit coursework leading to at least six postsecondary credits and have as a collective goal to graduate every student with postsecondary credit;
“(8) Georgia’s strategic industries must be partners in our public education system (secondary and postsecondary) so that they are assured that our high school graduates are prepared for success in the workforce;
“(9) Georgia’s public education system must incorporate many different types of assessments and certificates into their programs so that a student’s skill level is assessed and that it also has meaning to them for postsecondary and career success; and
“(10) Georgia’s students must understand that a high school diploma and some form of postsecondary credential are key to success in the workforce and earning a family living wage.”
Law reviews.
For note on 2007 amendment of this Code section, see 24 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (2007).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 115 (2011).
For article, “Education: Elementary and Secondary Education,” see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 115 (2011).