Georgia Code
Subpart 2 - Compulsory Attendance
§ 20-2-692.1. Excused Absences for Days Missed to Visit With Parent or Legal Guardian in the Military Prior to Deployment or While on Leave; Attendance at Military Affairs Sponsored Events

History. Code 1981, § 20-2-692.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 533, § 1/HB 984; Ga. L. 2018, p. 208, § 1/HB 718.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); redesignated the former last sentence as subsection (c); and added subsection (b).

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Georgia Code

Title 20 - Education

Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education

Article 16 - Students

Part 1 - School Attendance

Subpart 2 - Compulsory Attendance

§ 20-2-690. Educational Entities; Requirements for Private Schools and Home Study Programs; Learning Pod Protection

§ 20-2-690.1. Mandatory Education for Children Between Ages Six and 16

§ 20-2-690.2. Establishment of Student Attendance and School Climate Committee; Membership; Summary of Penalties for Failure to Comply; Review and Policy Recommendations; Reporting

§ 20-2-691. Minimum Annual Attendance Required; Child Completing High School Exempt

§ 20-2-692. General Assembly Pages Granted Excused Absences

§ 20-2-692.1. Excused Absences for Days Missed to Visit With Parent or Legal Guardian in the Military Prior to Deployment or While on Leave; Attendance at Military Affairs Sponsored Events

§ 20-2-692.2. Foster Care Student Attending Court Proceedings Related to That Student’s Foster Care to Be Credited as Present at School

§ 20-2-692.3. Participation in 4-H Activities; Attendance Credit

§ 20-2-693. Exemptions

§ 20-2-694. Administration and Enforcement of Subpart

§ 20-2-695. Employing Attendance Officers in Addition to Visiting Teachers; Authority and Duties

§ 20-2-696. Duties of Visiting Teachers and Attendance Officers

§ 20-2-697. Cooperation of Principals and Teachers in Public Schools With Visiting Teachers and Attendance Officers; Attendance Reports and Records Kept by Public Schools; Letter Indicating Enrollment

§ 20-2-698. Peace Officers May Take Temporary Custody of Truant Children Away From Home

§ 20-2-699. Disposition of Children Taken Into Custody

§ 20-2-700. Reports by Peace Officers to School Authorities and Parent or Guardian

§ 20-2-701. Responsibility for Reporting Truants to Juvenile or Other Courts