Georgia Code
Article 31 - Charter Schools Act of 1998
§ 20-2-2066. Admission, Enrollment, and Withdrawal of Students

(b.1) A charter system shall enroll students in its system charter schools per the terms of the charter and in accordance with state board rules.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2066 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1080, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 798, § 13/SB 35; Ga. L. 2007, p. 185, § 9/SB 39; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 28/HB 283; Ga. L. 2015, p. 103, § 3-2/HB 372; Ga. L. 2019, p. 142, § 2/HB 59; Ga. L. 2020, p. 21, § 2/HB 957; Ga. L. 2022, p. 302, § 2/HB 1215.
The 2015 amendment note, effective July 1, 2015, rewrote paragraph (a)(1); and substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: “A state chartered special school shall enroll any student who resides in the attendance zone specified in the charter and who submits a timely application as specified in the charter unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or building. The period of time during which an application for enrollment may be submitted shall be specified in the charter. In such case, all such applicants shall have an equal chance of being admitted through a random selection process unless otherwise prohibited by law; provided, however, that a state chartered special school may give enrollment preference to a child of a full-time teacher, professional, or other employee of the state chartered special school as provided for in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-293 or to a sibling of a student currently enrolled in the state chartered special school.”
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, inserted “, at the time of enrollment,” near the middle of the first sentences of subparagraph (a)(1)(A) and subsection (b).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) and subsection (b), deleted “, at the time of enrollment,” following “enroll any student who” in the first sentence and added the second sentence.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, redesignated the existing provisions of subsection (d) as paragraph (d)(1) and added paragraph (d)(2).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, a comma was inserted following “provided” in the second sentence of the introductory language in subparagraph (a)(1)(B).
Editor’s notes.
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.”
Law reviews.
For note on 2007 amendment of this Code section, see 24 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (2007).

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