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| 1 | - | 23 LC 33 9194 | |
| 2 | - | H. B. 8 | |
| 1 | + | LC 33 9194 | |
| 3 | 2 | - 1 - | |
| 4 | - | House Bill 8 | |
| 5 | - | By: Representatives Scott of the 76 | |
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| 7 | - | , Jones of the 60 | |
| 8 | - | th | |
| 9 | - | , Carter of the 93 | |
| 10 | - | rd | |
| 11 | - | , Taylor of the 92 | |
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| 14 | - | Davis of the 87 | |
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| 16 | - | , and others | |
| 17 | 3 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 18 | 4 | AN ACT | |
| 19 | - | To amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of | |
| 20 | - | 1 | |
| 5 | + | To amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of1 | |
| 21 | 6 | Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to provide that school2 | |
| 22 | 7 | attendance policies regarding excused absences take into consideration mental and behavioral3 | |
| 23 | 8 | health; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 | |
| 24 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 | |
| 25 | 10 | SECTION 1.6 | |
| 26 | 11 | Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia7 | |
| 27 | 12 | Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, is amended by revising Code Section8 | |
| 28 | 13 | 20-2-693, relating to exemptions from compulsory attendance, as follows:9 | |
| 29 | 14 | "20-2-693.10 | |
| 30 | 15 | (a) Children during the ages of mandatory attendance as required in subsection (a) of Code11 | |
| 31 | 16 | Section 20-2-690.1 who are excused from attendance in public school by county or12 | |
| 32 | 17 | independent school system boards in accordance with general policies and regulations13 | |
| 33 | 18 | promulgated by the State Board of Education shall be exempt from this subpart. The state14 | |
| 34 | - | board, in promulgating its general policies and regulations, shall take into consideration15 23 LC 33 9194 | |
| 35 | - | H. B. 8 | |
| 19 | + | board, in promulgating its general policies and regulations, shall take into consideration15 LC 33 9194 | |
| 36 | 20 | - 2 - | |
| 37 | 21 | sickness, including mental or behavioral health, and other emergencies which may arise in16 | |
| 38 | 22 | any school community.17 | |
| 39 | 23 | (b) Children during the ages of mandatory attendance as required in subsection (a) of Code18 | |
| 40 | 24 | Section 20-2-690.1 who are excused from attendance at private schools or home study19 | |
| 41 | 25 | programs for sickness, including mental or behavioral health, or emergencies, or for other20 | |
| 42 | 26 | reasons substantially the same as the reasons for excused absences from attendance at21 | |
| 43 | 27 | public school authorized by state board policy pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code22 | |
| 44 | 28 | section shall be exempt from this subpart."23 | |
| 45 | 29 | SECTION 2.24 | |
| 46 | 30 | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.25 |