High schools that receive reform grants as chronically low-performing high schools pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-328 shall:
The awarding of a special education diploma to any disabled student who has not completed all of the requirements for a high school diploma, but who has completed his or her Individualized Education Program (IEP) shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this paragraph;
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-329 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 186, § 1/HB 400; Ga. L. 2011, p. 421, § 4/SB 161; Ga. L. 2014, p. 341, § 5/HB 766; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 34/HB 502; Ga. L. 2018, p. 731, § 11/SB 3.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, in paragraph (3), substituted “work based learning” for “apprenticeship” in the first sentence and substituted “provide career awareness and exploratory opportunities such as” for “provide opportunities for” near the middle of the second sentence.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “content standards” for “curriculum requirements” in the second sentence of paragraph (1).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in the introductory paragraph, substituted “receive reform grants as chronically low-performing high schools” for “receive a reform grant” and inserted “subsection (b) of ”; added “or including high school diploma requirements established pursuant to Code Section 20-2-149.2” at the end of paragraph (1); and substituted “industry credentialing” for “employer certification” in subparagraph (4)(C).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 341, § 1/HB 766, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Work Based Learning Act.’”
Ga. L. 2018, p. 731, § 1/SB 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Creating Opportunities Needed Now to Expand Credentialed Training (CONNECT) Act.’”
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For comment, “Georgia’s Policies Regarding High School Special Education Diplomas: Are Too Many Children Left Behind?,” see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 755 (2016).