It shall be the duty of each county and independent school system board of education, each local school superintendent within the state, and the Department of Education to administer this subpart and to secure its enforcement in cooperation with the other state and county agencies and in cooperation with the administrators of private schools and parents or guardians providing a home study program. The Department of Education shall coordinate with boards of education and local school superintendents regarding administration of this part with respect to students in home study programs.
History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 343, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1266, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 32/HB 706; Ga. L. 2012, p. 648, § 4/HB 39.
Editor’s notes.
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.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Subpart 2 - Compulsory Attendance
§ 20-2-690.1. Mandatory Education for Children Between Ages Six and 16
§ 20-2-691. Minimum Annual Attendance Required; Child Completing High School Exempt
§ 20-2-692. General Assembly Pages Granted Excused Absences
§ 20-2-692.3. Participation in 4-H Activities; Attendance Credit
§ 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
§ 20-2-698. 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