| 19 | | - | amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating14 |
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| 20 | | - | to the "Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act," so as to revise provisions for expedited15 |
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| 21 | | - | completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; to provide for calculating16 |
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| 22 | | - | maximum scholarship amounts for certain students; to provide for electronic deposits; to17 |
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| 23 | | - | amend Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state18 |
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| 24 | | - | printing and documents, so as to add an exception for the Department of Early Care and19 |
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| 25 | | - | - 1 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 26 | | - | Learning to the prohibition on collecting certain personal information; to require local20 |
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| 27 | | - | education agencies to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate21 |
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| 28 | | - | emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and22 |
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| 29 | | - | local first responder agencies in the event of a school security emergency; to provide for23 |
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| 30 | | - | exceptions; to require the Department of Administrative Services to conduct market research24 |
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| 31 | | - | and possibly issue a competitive solicitation for multiple vendors to provide for such25 |
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| 32 | | - | systems; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;26 |
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| 33 | | - | and for other purposes.27 |
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| 34 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:28 |
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| 35 | | - | SECTION 1.29 |
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| 36 | | - | Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and30 |
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| 37 | | - | secondary education, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-12, which is reserved, as31 |
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| 38 | | - | follows:32 |
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| 39 | | - | "20-2-12.33 |
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| 40 | | - | (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'patriotic society' means a youth group listed in34 |
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| 41 | | - | Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society, including the Boy Scouts of35 |
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| 42 | | - | America and its affiliated Georgia groups and councils and the Girl Scouts of the United36 |
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| 43 | | - | States of America and its affiliated Georgia groups and councils.37 |
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| 44 | | - | (b) Every local board of education that uses state funds to implement programs under this38 |
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| 45 | | - | chapter shall give priority in the use of school facilities to a patriotic society in order to39 |
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| 46 | | - | encourage schools to facilitate access for students to participate in activities provided by40 |
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| 47 | | - | a patriotic society at times other than instructional time during the school day for the41 |
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| 48 | | - | purposes of encouraging civic education. If a local board of education denies priority42 |
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| 49 | | - | access to a patriotic society, such local board shall provide reasons for the denial in writing43 |
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| 50 | | - | to a requesting entity. Reserved."44 |
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| 51 | | - | - 2 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 52 | | - | SECTION 2.45 |
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| 53 | | - | Code Section 20-2-55 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to per diem,46 |
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| 54 | | - | insurance, and expenses of local board members, is amended by revising paragraph (1) of47 |
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| 55 | | - | subsection (b) as follows:48 |
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| 56 | | - | "(b)(1) A local board of education is authorized to provide group medical and dental49 |
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| 57 | | - | insurance for its members who elect to participate. Such insurance may be provided50 |
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| 58 | | - | through a group policy secured by the local school district, a group policy secured by51 |
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| 59 | | - | several local school districts, a policy secured by an organization of local school boards,52 |
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| 60 | | - | or in accordance with Code Section 45-18-5 providing for the inclusion of members of53 |
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| 61 | | - | the local board of education and their spouses and dependents within any health insurance54 |
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| 62 | | - | plan or plans established under Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45. It shall be the duty55 |
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| 63 | | - | of the board to make the employer contributions required for the operation of such plan56 |
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| 64 | | - | or plans. Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a board providing such57 |
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| 65 | | - | insurance shall pay no greater percentage of the cost of that insurance than the percentage58 |
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| 66 | | - | of the cost paid as an employer contribution by the state for the health insurance plan for59 |
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| 67 | | - | state employees pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45. The remainder of such60 |
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| 68 | | - | insurance costs, and all the costs of any coverage for family members, shall be paid as an61 |
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| 69 | | - | employee contribution by the board member. It shall be the duty of the board to deduct62 |
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| 70 | | - | from the salary or other remuneration of qualified members or otherwise collect such63 |
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| 71 | | - | payment from the qualified members or dependents."64 |
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| 72 | | - | SECTION 3.65 |
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| 73 | | - | Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 20-2-142.1, relating to coursework in the66 |
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| 74 | | - | founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America, by revising67 |
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| 75 | | - | subparagraph (c)(2)(G) as follows:68 |
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| 76 | | - | - 3 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 77 | | - | "(G) The principles of economy in spending, constitutional limitations on government69 |
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| 78 | | - | power to tax and spend, and prompt payment of public debt, and an interactive taxpayer70 |
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| 79 | | - | receipt web-based application and a budget simulator web-based application;" 71 |
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| 80 | | - | SECTION 4.72 |
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| 81 | | - | Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 20-2-145.1, relating to career73 |
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| 82 | | - | education, as follows:74 |
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| 83 | | - | "20-2-145.1.75 |
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| 84 | | - | (a) The General Assembly finds that students will be better prepared to enter the workforce76 |
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| 85 | | - | and succeed in their chosen careers by having the opportunity to participate in classroom77 |
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| 86 | | - | instruction and training experiences focused on employability and career readiness skills,78 |
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| 87 | | - | including, but not limited to, professionalism; problem solving and resiliency; effective79 |
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| 88 | | - | communication; time management and efficiency; and collaboration, teamwork, and80 |
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| 89 | | - | leadership competencies in the workplace.81 |
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| 90 | | - | (b)(1) The State Board of Education shall prescribe a minimum course of study in career82 |
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| 91 | | - | readiness education for students in grades six through 12. Such minimum course of study83 |
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| 92 | | - | shall be age appropriate and shall include, but not be limited to, instruction and training84 |
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| 93 | | - | experiences focused on employability and career readiness skills, career exploration, and85 |
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| 94 | | - | career oriented learning experiences. Instruction and training experiences focused on86 |
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| 95 | | - | employability and career readiness skills shall include those skills described in87 |
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| 96 | | - | subsection (a) of this Code section. Career oriented learning experiences shall include,88 |
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| 97 | | - | but not be limited to, participation in work based learning programs such as internships,89 |
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| 98 | | - | apprenticeships, cooperative education, or employability skill development. The State90 |
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| 99 | | - | Board of Education shall ensure that career oriented learning experiences include91 |
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| 100 | | - | rigorous industry credentialing, as defined in Code Section 20-2-326, if such rigorous92 |
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| 101 | | - | industry credentialing has been created or endorsed by Georgia employers.93 |
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| 102 | | - | - 4 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 103 | | - | (2) Subject to specific appropriations by the General Assembly, the Department of94 |
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| 104 | | - | Education is directed to assemble and develop instructional resources and materials95 |
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| 105 | | - | concerning employability and career readiness skills, career exploration, and career96 |
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| 106 | | - | oriented learning experiences. The Department of Education shall make such97 |
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| 107 | | - | instructional resources and materials available to public schools and local school systems98 |
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| 108 | | - | in this state.99 |
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| 109 | | - | (3) The minimum course of study to be prescribed by the State Board of Education100 |
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| 110 | | - | pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ready for implementation not later101 |
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| 111 | | - | than July 1, 2024."102 |
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| 112 | | - | SECTION 5.103 |
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| 113 | | - | Said chapter is further amended in Part 3, relating to educational programs, by revising Code104 |
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| 114 | | - | Section 20-2-156, relating to program for limited-English-proficient students, as follows:105 |
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| 115 | | - | "20-2-156.106 |
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| 116 | | - | (a) The State Board of Education shall create a program for limited-English-proficient107 |
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| 117 | | - | students whose native language is not English, subject to appropriation by the General108 |
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| 118 | | - | Assembly. The purpose of this program is to assist such students to develop proficiency109 |
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| 119 | | - | in the English language, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing, sufficient to110 |
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| 120 | | - | perform effectively at the currently assigned grade level. The state board shall prescribe111 |
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| 121 | | - | such rules and regulations regarding eligibility criteria and standards as may be needed to112 |
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| 122 | | - | carry out the provisions of this Code section. The state board shall also prescribe rules and113 |
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| 123 | | - | regulations regarding community outreach efforts by local school systems to ensure that114 |
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| 124 | | - | limited-English-proficient students and their parents and guardians are provided115 |
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| 125 | | - | information regarding the program. This program may also be referred to as the English116 |
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| 126 | | - | for speakers of other languages (ESOL) program.117 |
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| 127 | | - | - 5 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 128 | | - | (b) The State Board of Education shall establish standards for foreign language interpreters118 |
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| 129 | | - | working with students in educational settings. Such standards shall include, but shall not119 |
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| 130 | | - | be limited to:120 |
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| 131 | | - | (1) Demonstrated proficiency in English and the target language in listening, speaking,121 |
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| 132 | | - | and reading domains; and122 |
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| 133 | | - | (2) Familiarity with legal concepts related to and service requirements of Part B of the123 |
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| 134 | | - | federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the federal124 |
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| 135 | | - | Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as standards for the use of remote interpreter services,125 |
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| 136 | | - | including, but not limited to, the conditions under which remote interpreter services may126 |
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| 137 | | - | be used to provide high-quality interpreter services.127 |
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| 138 | | - | (c) Each local school system shall provide:128 |
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| 139 | | - | (1) Information concerning the availability of interpretation services at IEP team129 |
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| 140 | | - | meetings;130 |
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| 141 | | - | (2) An explanation of how parents can request an interpreter;131 |
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| 142 | | - | (3) Notice that a parent has the right to request that the interpreter serve no other role in132 |
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| 143 | | - | the IEP meeting than as an interpreter, and that the district should make reasonable efforts133 |
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| 144 | | - | to fulfill this request;134 |
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| 145 | | - | (4) A point of contact to address any questions or complaints about interpretation135 |
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| 146 | | - | services; and136 |
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| 147 | | - | (5) For each IEP meeting, the following information on the recorded minutes of such137 |
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| 148 | | - | meeting:138 |
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| 149 | | - | (A) Whether a parent requested an interpreter, had previously requested interpretation139 |
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| 150 | | - | services, or had otherwise indicated that an interpreter was necessary to ensure140 |
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| 151 | | - | meaningful parental involvement in the IEP meeting;141 |
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| 152 | | - | (B) The language for interpretation;142 |
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| 153 | | - | - 6 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 154 | | - | (C) Whether a parent provided an interpreter of his her own choosing or a qualified143 |
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| 155 | | - | in-person interpreter, a digital language service tool, or a language accessibility phone144 |
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| 156 | | - | line was provided; and145 |
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| 157 | | - | (D) Whether a parent requested that the interpreter serve no other role in the IEP146 |
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| 158 | | - | meeting and, if so, whether the district granted that request.147 |
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| 159 | | - | (d) Each local school system shall engage in community outreach efforts directed toward148 |
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| 160 | | - | limited-English-proficient students and their parents and guardians. Such efforts shall149 |
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| 161 | | - | comply with the rules and regulations prescribed by the State Board of Education pursuant150 |
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| 162 | | - | to subsection (a) of this Code section."151 |
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| 163 | | - | SECTION 6.152 |
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| 164 | | - | Said chapter is further amended in Article 11, relating to public school property and facilities,153 |
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| 165 | | - | by adding a new part to read as follows:154 |
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| 166 | | - | "Part 4155 |
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| 167 | | - | 20-2-590.156 |
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| 168 | | - | (a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as 'Alyssa's Law.'157 |
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| 169 | | - | (b)(1) Not later than July 1, 2026, each local education agency, as that term is defined158 |
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| 170 | | - | in Code Section 20-2-167.1, shall implement a mobile panic alert system capable of159 |
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| 171 | | - | connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination160 |
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| 172 | | - | between local and state law enforcement and first responder agencies. Such system shall161 |
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| 173 | | - | be known as the 'Alyssa's Alert' and shall integrate with existing technology found in162 |
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| 174 | | - | each local public safety answering point infrastructure to transmit 9-1-1 calls and mobile163 |
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| 175 | | - | activations.164 |
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| 176 | | - | (2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, each local165 |
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| 177 | | - | education agency may implement additional strategies or systems to ensure real-time166 |
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| 178 | | - | - 7 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 179 | | - | coordination between multiple first responder agencies in the event of a school security167 |
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| 180 | | - | emergency.168 |
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| 181 | | - | (3) A local education agency shall not be required to procure or implement new or169 |
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| 182 | | - | additional capabilities if, as of July 1, 2025, such local education agency has already170 |
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| 183 | | - | implemented a mobile panic alert system with capabilities which meet the requirements171 |
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| 184 | | - | of paragraph (1) of this subsection.172 |
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| 185 | | - | (c) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Department of Administrative Services shall173 |
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| 186 | | - | conduct market research in consultation with the State School Superintendent and the174 |
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| 187 | | - | Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to identify whether an175 |
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| 188 | | - | existing competitive source of supply is available for a system that satisfies the176 |
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| 189 | | - | requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Code section from multiple vendors177 |
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| 190 | | - | for use by local education agencies. If no existing source of supply exists, the Department178 |
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| 191 | | - | of Administrative Services shall issue a competitive solicitation for such source of supply179 |
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| 192 | | - | no later than January 1, 2026."180 |
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| 193 | | - | SECTION 7.181 |
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| 194 | | - | Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 20-2-1015, relating to instructional182 |
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| 195 | | - | materials and content in digital or electronic format and funding, by adding new subsections183 |
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| 196 | | - | to read as follows:184 |
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| 197 | | - | "(c) Subject to specific appropriations by the General Assembly, starting July 1, 2025, the185 |
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| 198 | | - | State Board of Education shall annually provide for free to local boards of education a186 |
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| 199 | | - | web-based application for a taxpayer receipt and budget simulator as provided for in Code187 |
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| 200 | | - | Section 20-2-142.1, provided that:188 |
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| 201 | | - | (1) The taxpayer receipt shall:189 |
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| 202 | | - | - 8 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 203 | | - | (A) Allow a user to estimate the individual amount of major tax categories, including,190 |
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| 204 | | - | but not limited to, income, sales, alcohol, tobacco, and motor vehicle fuel tax;191 |
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| 205 | | - | (B) Estimate how the taxes an individual pays are allocated to each major expenditure192 |
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| 206 | | - | category; and193 |
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| 207 | | - | (C) Estimate the income and sales taxes paid by the individual based on their income194 |
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| 208 | | - | and age; and195 |
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| 209 | | - | (2) The budget simulator shall:196 |
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| 210 | | - | (A) Produce an estimated state budget based on variables entered by the user; such197 |
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| 211 | | - | variables shall include adjustments in major expenditure categories, adjustments in198 |
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| 212 | | - | major tax revenue categories, implementation of various policy options, and the year199 |
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| 213 | | - | of the budget estimate; and200 |
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| 214 | | - | (B) Provide visual feedback on the effects of the user adjustments.201 |
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| 215 | | - | (d) The Department of Education shall:202 |
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| 216 | | - | (1) House the application provided for in subsection (c) of this Code section on its public203 |
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| 217 | | - | website;204 |
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| 218 | | - | (2) Work with the Office of Planning and Budget to obtain the proper budget information205 |
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| 219 | | - | to be used in the application provided for in subsection (c) of this Code section; and206 |
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| 220 | | - | (3) Coordinate with the Georgia Technology Authority and the Department of207 |
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| 221 | | - | Administrative Services to implement the requirements of this Code section and to208 |
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| 222 | | - | develop competitive bidding requirements in accordance with and as permitted by209 |
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| 223 | | - | Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50."210 |
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| 224 | | - | Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the211 |
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| 225 | | - | "Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act," is amended by revising subsections (a) and (f) of212 |
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| 226 | | - | Code Section 20-2-2116, relating to amount of scholarship and method of payments, as213 |
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| 227 | | - | follows:214 |
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| 228 | | - | - 9 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 229 | | - | "(a) The maximum scholarship granted a scholarship student pursuant to this article shall215 |
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| 230 | | - | be an amount equivalent to the costs of the educational program that would have been216 |
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| 231 | | - | provided for the student in the resident school system as calculated under Code217 |
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| 232 | | - | Section 20-2-161 and, if a scholarship student has an Individualized Education218 |
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| 233 | | - | Program (IEP), based upon services specified in the Individualized Education Program in219 |
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| 234 | | - | place at the time of the most recent enrollment count, as described in Code220 |
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| 235 | | - | Section 20-2-160.; provided, however, that in the case of a student whose first Individual221 |
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| 236 | | - | Education Program was expedited as provided for in subparagraph (a)(3)(A) of Code222 |
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| 237 | | - | Section 20-2-2114 but was not in effect at the time of the most recent enrollment count, the223 |
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| 238 | | - | initial calculation of the maximum scholarship amount shall be based upon services224 |
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| 239 | | - | specified in the Individualized Education Program in place at the time such Individualized225 |
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| 240 | | - | Education Program takes effect. Such initial calculation shall be revised based upon226 |
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| 241 | | - | services specified in the Individualized Education Program in place at the time of the next227 |
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| 242 | | - | enrollment count. This shall not include any federal funds."228 |
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| 243 | | - | "(f) Payment to the parents must shall be made by individual warrant made payable to the229 |
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| 244 | | - | student's parent. The department shall electronically deposit payments that have been230 |
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| 245 | | - | restrictively endorsed by parents into the account of such school; provided, however, that231 |
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| 246 | | - | in the event an electronic deposit cannot be made, such payment may be and mailed by the232 |
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| 247 | | - | department to the participating school of the parent's choice, and the parent shall233 |
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| 248 | | - | restrictively endorse the warrant to the participating school for deposit into the account of234 |
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| 249 | | - | such school."235 |
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| 250 | | - | SECTION 8.236 |
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| 251 | | - | Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state printing237 |
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| 252 | | - | and documents, is amended in Code Section 50-18-160 by deleting "and" at the end of238 |
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| 253 | | - | subparagraph (d)(12)(C), replacing the period at the end of subparagraph (d)(12)(D) with239 |
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| 254 | | - | "; and", and adding a new subparagraph to read as follows:240 |
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| 255 | | - | - 10 - 24 HB 282/SCSFA |
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| 256 | | - | "(E) By the Department of Early Care and Learning for purposes authorized in Chapter241 |
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| 257 | | - | 1A of Title 20."242 |
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| 258 | | - | SECTION 9.243 |
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| 259 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. 244 |
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| 260 | | - | - 11 - |
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| 19 | + | provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.14 |
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| 20 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:15 |
|---|
| 21 | + | - 1 - 24 LC 49 1919S |
|---|
| 22 | + | SECTION 1.16 |
|---|
| 23 | + | Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and17 |
|---|
| 24 | + | secondary education, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-12, which is reserved, as18 |
|---|
| 25 | + | follows:19 |
|---|
| 26 | + | "20-2-12.20 |
|---|
| 27 | + | (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'patriotic society' means a youth group listed in21 |
|---|
| 28 | + | Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society, including the Boy Scouts of22 |
|---|
| 29 | + | America and its affiliated Georgia groups and councils and the Girl Scouts of the United23 |
|---|
| 30 | + | States of America and its affiliated Georgia groups and councils.24 |
|---|
| 31 | + | (b) Every local board of education that uses state funds to implement programs under this25 |
|---|
| 32 | + | chapter shall give priority in the use of school facilities to a patriotic society in order to26 |
|---|
| 33 | + | encourage schools to facilitate access for students to participate in activities provided by27 |
|---|
| 34 | + | a patriotic society at times other than instructional time during the school day for the28 |
|---|
| 35 | + | purposes of encouraging civic education. If a local board of education denies priority29 |
|---|
| 36 | + | access to a patriotic society, such local board shall provide reasons for the denial in writing30 |
|---|
| 37 | + | to a requesting entity. Reserved."31 |
|---|
| 38 | + | SECTION 1A.32 |
|---|
| 39 | + | Code Section 20-2-55 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to per diem,33 |
|---|
| 40 | + | insurance, and expenses of local board members, is amended by revising paragraph (1) of34 |
|---|
| 41 | + | subsection (b) as follows:35 |
|---|
| 42 | + | "(b)(1) A local board of education is authorized to provide group medical and dental36 |
|---|
| 43 | + | insurance for its members who elect to participate. Such insurance may be provided37 |
|---|
| 44 | + | through a group policy secured by the local school district, a group policy secured by38 |
|---|
| 45 | + | several local school districts, a policy secured by an organization of local school boards,39 |
|---|
| 46 | + | or in accordance with Code Section 45-18-5 providing for the inclusion of members of40 |
|---|
| 47 | + | the local board of education and their spouses and dependents within any health insurance41 |
|---|
| 48 | + | - 2 - 24 LC 49 1919S |
|---|
| 49 | + | plan or plans established under Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45. It shall be the duty42 |
|---|
| 50 | + | of the board to make the employer contributions required for the operation of such plan43 |
|---|
| 51 | + | or plans. Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a board providing such44 |
|---|
| 52 | + | insurance shall pay no greater percentage of the cost of that insurance than the percentage45 |
|---|
| 53 | + | of the cost paid as an employer contribution by the state for the health insurance plan for46 |
|---|
| 54 | + | state employees pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45. The remainder of such47 |
|---|
| 55 | + | insurance costs, and all the costs of any coverage for family members, shall be paid as an48 |
|---|
| 56 | + | employee contribution by the board member. It shall be the duty of the board to deduct49 |
|---|
| 57 | + | from the salary or other remuneration of qualified members or otherwise collect such50 |
|---|
| 58 | + | payment from the qualified members or dependents."51 |
|---|
| 59 | + | SECTION 2.52 |
|---|
| 60 | + | Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 20-2-142.1, relating to coursework in the53 |
|---|
| 61 | + | founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America, by revising54 |
|---|
| 62 | + | subparagraph (c)(2)(G) as follows:55 |
|---|
| 63 | + | "(G) The principles of economy in spending, constitutional limitations on government56 |
|---|
| 64 | + | power to tax and spend, and prompt payment of public debt, and an interactive taxpayer57 |
|---|
| 65 | + | receipt web-based application and a budget simulator web-based application;" 58 |
|---|
| 66 | + | SECTION 3.59 |
|---|
| 67 | + | Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 20-2-145.1, relating to career60 |
|---|
| 68 | + | education, as follows:61 |
|---|
| 69 | + | "20-2-145.1.62 |
|---|
| 70 | + | (a) The General Assembly finds that students will be better prepared to enter the workforce63 |
|---|
| 71 | + | and succeed in their chosen careers by having the opportunity to participate in classroom64 |
|---|
| 72 | + | instruction and training experiences focused on employability and career readiness skills,65 |
|---|
| 73 | + | including, but not limited to, professionalism; problem solving and resiliency; effective66 |
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| 74 | + | - 3 - 24 LC 49 1919S |
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| 75 | + | communication; time management and efficiency; and collaboration, teamwork, and67 |
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| 76 | + | leadership competencies in the workplace.68 |
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| 77 | + | (b)(1) The State Board of Education shall prescribe a minimum course of study in career69 |
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| 78 | + | readiness education for students in grades six through 12. Such minimum course of study70 |
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| 79 | + | shall be age appropriate and shall include, but not be limited to, instruction and training71 |
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| 80 | + | experiences focused on employability and career readiness skills, career exploration, and72 |
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| 81 | + | career oriented learning experiences. Instruction and training experiences focused on73 |
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| 82 | + | employability and career readiness skills shall include those skills described in74 |
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| 83 | + | subsection (a) of this Code section. Career oriented learning experiences shall include,75 |
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| 84 | + | but not be limited to, participation in work based learning programs such as internships,76 |
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| 85 | + | apprenticeships, cooperative education, or employability skill development. The State77 |
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| 86 | + | Board of Education shall ensure that career oriented learning experiences include78 |
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| 87 | + | rigorous industry credentialing, as defined in Code Section 20-2-326, if such rigorous79 |
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| 88 | + | industry credentialing has been created or endorsed by Georgia employers.80 |
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| 89 | + | (2) Subject to specific appropriations by the General Assembly, the Department of81 |
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| 90 | + | Education is directed to assemble and develop instructional resources and materials82 |
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| 91 | + | concerning employability and career readiness skills, career exploration, and career83 |
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| 92 | + | oriented learning experiences. The Department of Education shall make such84 |
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| 93 | + | instructional resources and materials available to public schools and local school systems85 |
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| 94 | + | in this state.86 |
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| 95 | + | (3) The minimum course of study to be prescribed by the State Board of Education87 |
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| 96 | + | pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ready for implementation not later88 |
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| 97 | + | than July 1, 2024."89 |
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| 98 | + | SECTION 4.90 |
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| 99 | + | Said chapter is further amended in Part 3, relating to educational programs, by revising Code91 |
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| 100 | + | Section 20-2-156, relating to program for limited-English-proficient students, as follows:92 |
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| 102 | + | "20-2-156.93 |
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| 103 | + | (a) The State Board of Education shall create a program for limited-English-proficient94 |
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| 104 | + | students whose native language is not English, subject to appropriation by the General95 |
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| 105 | + | Assembly. The purpose of this program is to assist such students to develop proficiency96 |
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| 106 | + | in the English language, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing, sufficient to97 |
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| 107 | + | perform effectively at the currently assigned grade level. The state board shall prescribe98 |
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| 108 | + | such rules and regulations regarding eligibility criteria and standards as may be needed to99 |
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| 109 | + | carry out the provisions of this Code section. The state board shall also prescribe rules and100 |
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| 110 | + | regulations regarding community outreach efforts by local school systems to ensure that101 |
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| 111 | + | limited-English-proficient students and their parents and guardians are provided102 |
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| 112 | + | information regarding the program. This program may also be referred to as the English103 |
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| 113 | + | for speakers of other languages (ESOL) program.104 |
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| 114 | + | (b) The State Board of Education shall establish standards for foreign language interpreters105 |
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| 115 | + | working with students in educational settings. Such standards shall include, but shall not106 |
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| 116 | + | be limited to:107 |
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| 117 | + | (1) Demonstrated proficiency in English and the target language in listening, speaking,108 |
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| 118 | + | and reading domains; and109 |
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| 119 | + | (2) Familiarity with legal concepts related to and service requirements of Part B of the110 |
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| 120 | + | federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the federal111 |
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| 121 | + | Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as standards for the use of remote interpreter services,112 |
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| 122 | + | including, but not limited to, the conditions under which remote interpreter services may113 |
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| 123 | + | be used to provide high-quality interpreter services.114 |
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| 124 | + | (c) Each local school system shall provide:115 |
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| 125 | + | (1) Information concerning the availability of interpretation services at IEP team116 |
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| 126 | + | meetings;117 |
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| 127 | + | (2) An explanation of how parents can request an interpreter;118 |
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| 129 | + | (3) Notice that a parent has the right to request that the interpreter serve no other role in119 |
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| 130 | + | the IEP meeting than as an interpreter, and that the district should make reasonable efforts120 |
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| 131 | + | to fulfill this request;121 |
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| 132 | + | (4) A point of contact to address any questions or complaints about interpretation122 |
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| 133 | + | services; and123 |
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| 134 | + | (5) For each IEP meeting, the following information on the recorded minutes of such124 |
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| 135 | + | meeting:125 |
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| 136 | + | (A) Whether a parent requested an interpreter, had previously requested interpretation126 |
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| 137 | + | services, or had otherwise indicated that an interpreter was necessary to ensure127 |
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| 138 | + | meaningful parental involvement in the IEP meeting;128 |
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| 139 | + | (B) The language for interpretation;129 |
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| 140 | + | (C) Whether a parent provided an interpreter of his her own choosing or a qualified130 |
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| 141 | + | in-person interpreter, a digital language service tool, or a language accessibility phone131 |
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| 142 | + | line was provided; and132 |
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| 143 | + | (D) Whether a parent requested that the interpreter serve no other role in the IEP133 |
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| 144 | + | meeting and, if so, whether the district granted that request.134 |
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| 145 | + | (d) Each local school system shall engage in community outreach efforts directed toward135 |
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| 146 | + | limited-English-proficient students and their parents and guardians. Such efforts shall136 |
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| 147 | + | comply with the rules and regulations prescribed by the State Board of Education pursuant137 |
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| 148 | + | to subsection (a) of this Code section."138 |
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| 149 | + | SECTION 5.139 |
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| 150 | + | Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 20-2-1015, relating to instructional140 |
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| 151 | + | materials and content in digital or electronic format and funding, by adding new subsections141 |
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| 152 | + | to read as follows:142 |
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| 153 | + | "(c) Subject to specific appropriations by the General Assembly, starting July 1, 2025, the143 |
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| 154 | + | State Board of Education shall annually provide for free to local boards of education a144 |
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| 156 | + | web-based application for a taxpayer receipt and budget simulator as provided for in Code145 |
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| 157 | + | Section 20-2-142.1, provided that:146 |
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| 158 | + | (1) The taxpayer receipt shall:147 |
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| 159 | + | (A) Allow a user to estimate the individual amount of major tax categories, including,148 |
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| 160 | + | but not limited to, income, sales, alcohol, tobacco, and motor vehicle fuel tax;149 |
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| 161 | + | (B) Estimate how the taxes an individual pays are allocated to each major expenditure150 |
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| 162 | + | category; and151 |
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| 163 | + | (C) Estimate the income and sales taxes paid by the individual based on their income152 |
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| 164 | + | and age; and153 |
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| 165 | + | (2) The budget simulator shall:154 |
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| 166 | + | (A) Produce an estimated state budget based on variables entered by the user; such155 |
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| 167 | + | variables shall include adjustments in major expenditure categories, adjustments in156 |
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| 168 | + | major tax revenue categories, implementation of various policy options, and the year157 |
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| 169 | + | of the budget estimate; and158 |
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| 170 | + | (B) Provide visual feedback on the effects of the user adjustments.159 |
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| 171 | + | (d) The Department of Education shall:160 |
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| 172 | + | (1) House the application provided for in subsection (c) of this Code section on its public161 |
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| 173 | + | website;162 |
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| 174 | + | (2) Work with the Office of Planning and Budget to obtain the proper budget information163 |
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| 175 | + | to be used in the application provided for in subsection (c) of this Code section; and164 |
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| 176 | + | (3) Coordinate with the Georgia Technology Authority and the Department of165 |
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| 177 | + | Administrative Services to implement the requirements of this Code section and to166 |
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| 178 | + | develop competitive bidding requirements in accordance with and as permitted by167 |
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| 179 | + | Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50."168 |
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| 180 | + | SECTION 6.169 |
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| 181 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.170 |
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