Georgia Code
Part 8 - State Board of Education
§ 20-2-244. Waiver Requests by a Local Board of Education; Requirements for Application for Waiver; Period of Waiver; Blanket Waivers

A local school system which has received a waiver or variance pursuant to this Code section prior to entering into a contract pursuant to Article 4 of this chapter shall be required to include such waiver or variance in such contract.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-244 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 6; Ga. L. 2008, p. 82, § 3/HB 1209; Ga. L. 2010, p. 158, § 5/HB 908; Ga. L. 2010, p. 237, § 1E/HB 1079; Ga. L. 2011, p. 635, § 8/HB 186; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 21/HB 502; Ga. L. 2016, p. 846, § 20/HB 737.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, inserted “the requirements of Code Section 20-2-210;” in the first sentence of subsection (b).
The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “local board of education” for “local school board” in the first sentence of subsection (a).
Editor’s notes.
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.”
For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Order 03.27.20.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.
Law reviews.
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).

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