Bill Text: GA HB908 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Quality Basic Education Act; expenditures, class size, additional days, salary; temporarily suspend

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-20 - Effective Date [HB908 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB908-Comm_Sub.html

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10 LC 33 3375S

House Bill 908 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

By: Representatives Coleman of the 97th, Maxwell of the 17th, Neal of the 1st, Lindsey of the 54th, England of the 108th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to temporarily waive certain expenditure controls relating to funds earned for direct instructional costs, media center costs, staff and professional development costs, and additional days of instruction; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-167, relating to funding for direct instructional, media center, and staff development costs, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(f)(1) For school years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 only, the expenditure controls contained in subsection (a) of this Code section relating to direct instructional costs, media center costs, and staff and professional development costs shall be waived and shall not apply to nor be enforceable against a local school system.

(2) Each local school system shall report to the Department of Education its budgets and expenditures of the funds received pursuant to this Code section as a part of its report in October for the FTE count and on March 15.

(3) No penalty shall be applied to a local school system for failure to comply with expenditure controls set out in subsection (a) of this Code section that are contrary to this subsection, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, as long as such local school system complies with this subsection.

(4) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to repeal any other provision of this Code section or this chapter.

(5) This subsection shall be automatically repealed on July 1, 2013."

SECTION 2.

Said article is further amended by revising Code Section 20-2-184.1, relating to funding for additional days of instruction, as follows:

"20-2-184.1.

(a) The program weights for the kindergarten, kindergarten early intervention, primary, primary grades early intervention, upper elementary, upper elementary grades early intervention, middle grades, middle school, and remedial programs and the program weights for the high school programs authorized pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-151, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient funds to pay the beginning salaries for instructors needed to provide 20 additional days of instruction for 10 percent of the full-time equivalent count of the respective program. Such funds shall be used for addressing the academic needs of low-performing students with programs including, but not limited to, instructional opportunities for students beyond the regular school day, Saturday classes, intersession classes, and summer school classes. Following the midterm adjustment, the state board shall issue allotment sheets for each local school system. Each local school system shall spend 100 percent of the funds designated for additional days of instruction for such costs at the system level. Up to 15 percent of funds designated for additional days of instruction may be spent for transportation costs incurred for transporting students who are attending the additional classes funded by these designated funds.

(b)(1) For school years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 only, the expenditure controls contained in subsection (a) of this Code section relating to additional days of instruction shall be waived and shall not apply to nor be enforceable against a local school system.

(2) Each local school system shall report to the Department of Education its budgets and expenditures of the funds received pursuant to this Code section as a part of its report in October for the FTE count and on March 15.

(3) No penalty shall be applied to a local school system for failure to comply with expenditure controls set out in subsection (a) of this Code section that are contrary to this subsection, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, as long as such local school system complies with this subsection.

(4) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to repeal any other provision of this Code section or this chapter.

(5) This subsection shall be automatically repealed on July 1, 2013."

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.