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| 1 | 1 | 25 LC 49 2368S | |
| 2 | - | Senate Bill 63 | |
| 3 | - | By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Harbin of the 16th, | |
| 4 | - | Hickman of the 4th and others | |
| 5 | - | AS PASSED | |
| 2 | + | The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to SB 63: | |
| 6 | 3 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 4 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | - | To amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia | |
| 9 | - | 1 | |
| 5 | + | To amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia1 | |
| 10 | 6 | Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act,"2 | |
| 11 | 7 | so as to require that local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; to3 | |
| 12 | 8 | provide for notice requirements; to prohibit additional qualifications; to provide a definition;4 | |
| 13 | 9 | to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 | |
| 15 | 11 | SECTION 1.7 | |
| 16 | 12 | Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,8 | |
| 17 | 13 | relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended9 | |
| 18 | 14 | by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10 | |
| 19 | - | "20-2-324.8. | |
| 20 | - | 11 | |
| 15 | + | "20-2-324.8.11 | |
| 21 | 16 | (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'home study student' means a student in grades12 | |
| 22 | 17 | six through 12 who is in a home study program that meets the requirements of13 | |
| 23 | 18 | subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690.14 | |
| 24 | - | S. B. 63 | |
| 25 | - | - 1 - 25 LC 49 2368S | |
| 26 | 19 | (b) Each local school system that offers the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, PreACT, ACT, or15 | |
| 27 | 20 | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery or an advanced placement exam to students16 | |
| 28 | 21 | enrolled in such local school system shall:17 | |
| 22 | + | S. B. 63 (SUB) | |
| 23 | + | - 1 - 25 LC 49 2368S | |
| 29 | 24 | (1) Make each such test or exam available to any home study student who resides in the18 | |
| 30 | 25 | local school system; and19 | |
| 31 | 26 | (2) Post on its public website notice of the date that each such test or exam will be20 | |
| 32 | 27 | administered. Such notice shall include registration dates and procedures and shall state21 | |
| 33 | 28 | that such test or exam is available for home study students who reside in the local school22 | |
| 34 | 29 | system.23 | |
| 35 | 30 | (c) No local school system that offers the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, PreACT, ACT, or Armed24 | |
| 36 | 31 | Services Vocational Aptitude Battery or an advanced placement exam to students enrolled25 | |
| 37 | 32 | in such local school system shall require home study students to pay a fee not required of26 | |
| 38 | 33 | students enrolled in such local school system or impose any requirement that conflicts with27 | |
| 39 | 34 | or is in addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690."28 | |
| 40 | 35 | SECTION 2.29 | |
| 41 | 36 | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.30 | |
| 42 | - | S. B. 63 | |
| 37 | + | S. B. 63 (SUB) | |
| 43 | 38 | - 2 - |