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2	2	House Bill 106
3	3	By: Representatives Barnes of the 86
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5	5	, Westbrook of the 163
6	6	rd
7	7	, Alexander of the 66
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9	9	,
10	10	McClain of the 109
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12	12	, Lupton of the 83
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14	14	, and others
15	15	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
16	16	AN ACT
17	17	To amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
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19	19	relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to authorize local boards of education2
20	20	and other public school governing bodies to offer a driver education training course as an3
21	21	elective; to provide for funding from local funds, student fees, and state funding subject to4
22	22	appropriations; to provide for rules and regulations for the allocation of state funds; to5
23	23	provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for a short title; to provide for related6
24	24	matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7
25	25	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8
26	26	SECTION 1.9
27	27	This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Safe Teens Act."10
28	28	SECTION 2.11
29	29	Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the12
30	30	"Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-151.2, relating to13
31	31	driver education course accepted for Carnegie unit elective credits, as follows:14
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34	34	"20-2-151.2.
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36	36	(a)
37	37	For the purpose of earning Carnegie unit curriculum credits at the high school level,16
38	38	satisfactory completion, on or after January 1, 1999, of a driver education training course17
39	39	approved by the Department of Driver Services pursuant to Code Section 40-5-10 in a18
40	40	driver training school and under the instruction of a driver training instructor licensed by19
41	41	the department Department of Driver Services under Chapter 13 of Title 43, 'The Driver20
42	42	Training School and Commercial Driver Training School License Act,' may be accepted21
43	43	by the State Board of Education for one-half unit of elective credit for any student.22
44	44	(b) Each local board of education or other public school governing body shall be23
45	45	authorized to offer an elective driver education training course approved by the Department24
46	46	of Driver Services pursuant to Code Section 40-5-10 for one-half unit of elective credit for25
47	47	any high school student. When such a driver education training course is offered, the cost26
48	48	of such course shall be paid from one or more of the following:27
49	49	(1) Funds of the local board of education or other public school governing body, in an28
50	50	amount to be determined by such board of education or governing body;29
51	51	(2) Student fees, in an amount to be determined by the local board of education or other30
52	52	public school governing body; provided, however, that the failure to pay such fees shall31
53	53	not disqualify a student from receiving elective credit for successfully completing the32
54	54	course; or33
55	55	(3) State funds, in an amount allocated according to rules and regulations promulgated34
56	56	by the State Board of Education, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly."35
57	57	SECTION 3.36
58	58	Said article is further amended in subsection (a) of Code Section 20-2-160, relating to37
59	59	determination of enrollment by institutional program and determination of funds to be38
60	60	appropriated, as follows:39
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63	63	"(a) The State Board of Education shall designate the specific dates upon which two counts
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65	65	of students enrolled in each instructional program authorized under this article shall be41
66	66	made each school year and by which the counts shall be reported to the Department of42
67	67	Education. The initial enrollment count shall be made after October 1 but prior to43
68	68	November 17 and the final enrollment count after March 1 but prior to May 1. The report44
69	69	shall indicate the student's specific assigned program for each one-sixth segment of the45
70	70	school day on the designated reporting date. No program shall be indicated for a student46
71	71	for any one-sixth segment of the school day that the student is assigned to a study hall; a47
72	72	noncredit course; a course recognized under this article or by state board policy as an48
73	73	enrichment course, except a driver education training
74	74	course; a course which requires49
75	75	participation in an extracurricular activity for which enrollment is on a competitive basis;50
76	76	a course in which the student serves as a student assistant to a teacher, in a school office,51
77	77	or in the media center, except when such placement is an approved work site of a52
78	78	recognized career, technical, and agricultural education laboratory program; an individual53
79	79	study course for which no outline of course objectives is prepared in writing prior to the54
80	80	beginning of the course; or any other course or activity so designated by the state board. 55
81	81	For the purpose of this Code section, the term 'enrichment course' means a course which56
82	82	does not dedicate a major portion of the class time toward the development and57
83	83	enhancement of one or more content standards as adopted by the state board under Code58
84	84	Section 20-2-140. A program shall not be indicated for a student for any one-sixth segment59
85	85	of the school day for which the student is not enrolled in an instructional program or has60
86	86	not attended a class or classes within the preceding ten days; nor shall a program be61
87	87	indicated for a student for any one-sixth segment of the school day for which the student62
88	88	is charged tuition or fees or is required to provide materials or equipment beyond those63
89	89	authorized pursuant to Code Section 20-2-133. A student who is enrolled in a dual credit64
90	90	course pursuant to Code Section 20-2-161.3 shall be counted for the high school program 65
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93	93	or other appropriate program for each segment in which the student is attending such dual
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95	95	credit course. The state board shall adopt such regulations and criteria as necessary to ensure67
96	96	objective and true counts of students in state approved instructional programs. The state68
97	97	board shall also establish criteria by which students shall be counted as resident or69
98	98	nonresident students, including specific circumstances which may include, but not be limited70
99	99	to, students attending another local school system under court order or under the terms of a71
100	100	contract between two local school systems. If a local school system has a justifiable reason,72
101	101	it may seek authority from the state board to shift full-time equivalent program counts from73
102	102	the designated date to a requested alternate date."74
103	103	SECTION 4.75
104	104	Said article is further amended in Code Section 20-2-257, relating to grants for driver76
105	105	education courses for secondary school students, as follows:77
106	106	"20-2-257.78
107	107	The State Board of Education shall provide public secondary schools and local school79
108	108	systems with grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and pursuant to80
109	109	applications made at the discretion of such systems. The purpose of such grants shall be81
110	110	to support motor vehicle
111	111	driver education training courses and programs for secondary82
112	112	school students. The amount of such grants shall be reflective of the most recent counts83
113	113	of age 15, 16, and 17 year old secondary school students in the public schools or local84
114	114	school systems. The public schools or local school systems receiving such grants may85
115	115	expend these funds only for purposes of providing driver education training courses or86
116	116	programs to secondary school students. Such courses or programs may be provided87
117	117	directly by the local school system or by contract with a private driver education school88
118	118	licensed by the Department of Driver Services. Such grants shall be supplemental to any89
119	119	other provision of state funds for such driver education training courses or programs. The90
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122	122	state board shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary for the
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124	124	effective implementation of this Code section."92
125	125	SECTION 5.93
126	126	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.94
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