Georgia Code
Subpart 2 - Compulsory Attendance
§ 20-2-690.1. Mandatory Education for Children Between Ages Six and 16

History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 343, §§ 1, 10; Ga. L. 1969, p. 682, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 264, § 1; Code 1981, § 20-2-690 ; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 16; Code 1981, § 20-2-690.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1266, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 62; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1159, § 2; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 10; Ga. L. 2006, p. 851, § 1/SB 413; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 31/HB 706; Ga. L. 2012, p. 648, §§ 2, 3/HB 39; Ga. L. 2021, p. 576, § 2-1/SB 204; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 2(5)/SB 397.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added the next-to-last sentence of subsection (e).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “general educational development (GED)” in the third and seventh sentences of subsection (e).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, “ Code Section 20-2-154.1” was substituted for “ Code Section 20-2-769” in subsection (a) (now subsection (b)).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1984, p. 1266, § 1 repealed former Code Section 20-2-690 and substituted in lieu thereof present Code Sections 20-2-690 and 20-2-690.1. In light of the similarity of the provisions, present Code Section 20-2-690.1 is being treated as a continuation of former Code Section 20-2-690. (See history cite to this Code section.)
Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.’”
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1159, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, makes subsection (a) (now subsection (b)) of this Code section applicable to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 648, § 6/HB 39, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment by that Act shall apply beginning with school year 2012-2013.
Law reviews.
For note discussing Georgia legislation governing the indenture of children and the practice of child indenture within the state, see 15 J. Pub. L. 349 (1966).
For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).
For article on 2006 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 129 (2006).

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