Georgia Code
Article 31 - Charter Schools Act of 1998
§ 20-2-2072. Training for Governing Board Members

The members of the governing board of the nonprofit organization of each charter school shall participate in initial training for boards of newly approved charter schools and annual training thereafter, conducted or approved by the state board. The state board shall provide for or approve such initial and annual training. For charter schools that are college and career academies, as defined in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-4-37, the state board shall provide or approve such training in conjunction with the Technical College System of Georgia. The training shall include, but not be limited to, best practices on school governance, the constitutional and statutory requirements relating to public records and meetings, and the requirements of applicable statutes and rules and regulations. The training shall also include two to three hours annually regarding sound fiscal management and monitoring the implementation of the budget in accordance with state laws and regulations which includes the following elements:
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2072 , enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 164, § 1/HB 405; Ga. L. 2016, p. 613, § 1/HB 895.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, added the last sentence in the introductory paragraph and added paragraph (1) through (7).

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