Georgia Code
Article 31 - Charter Schools Act of 1998
§ 20-2-2067.1. Amendment of Terms of Charter for Charter School; Initial Term of Charter; Annual Report

History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2067.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 798, § 14/SB 35; Ga. L. 2007, p. 185, § 10/SB 39; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 29/HB 283; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 41/HB 502; Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 3-4/HB 338; Ga. L. 2017, p. 105, § 2/HB 430.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (c), substituted “November 1” for “October 1” at the end of the first sentence.
The 2017 amendments. —
The first 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted “six years” for “five years” at the end of the next-to-last sentence of subsection (b). The second 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (b), inserted “or a local charter school that has transferred its authorization to the State Charter Schools Commission pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 20-20-2063.3” in the middle of the first sentence, and inserted “and subject to the provisions of Code Section 20-2-2063.3” near the middle of the second sentence.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, in subsection (b), “ Code Section 20-2-2064.1,” was substituted for “ Code Section 20-2-2064.1.” in the second sentence; in the introductory language in subsection (c), a semicolon was substituted for a comma; and, in paragraph (c)(1), “toward” was substituted for “towards”.
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.”
Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 1-1/HB 338, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘First Priority Act — Helping Turnaround Schools Put Students First.’”
Law reviews.
For note on 2007 amendment of this Code section, see 24 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (2007).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 169 (2017).

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