Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 528 - Education - SAT preparatory course cert. schools

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 20-2-145

1. James  35th


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Code Sections amended: 20-2-145                                                                     


SB 528 96                                         LC 19 3077S
                                                       (SCS)

      SENATE BILL 528

      By:  Senator James of the 35th

                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the
  1- 2  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies
  1- 3  and core curriculum, so as to authorize implementation of a
  1- 4  Scholastic Aptitude Test preparatory course for certain
  1- 5  public schools; to provide that the contents of such course
  1- 6  may be prescribed by each local board of education; to
  1- 7  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
  1-10  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core
  1-11  curriculum, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new
  1-12  Code Section 20-2-145 to read as follows:

  1-13    "20-2-145. (Index)

  1-14    (a) All schools with grade ten or above may make available
  1-15    to eligible students a Scholastic Aptitude Test
  1-16    preparatory course.  Such course of study may be designed
  1-17    to offer an opportunity for review and practice to
  1-18    students preparing to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
  1-19    The course may be offered periodically in the manner
  1-20    prescribed by the local board.

  1-21    (b) Each local board of education shall be authorized to
  1-22    supplement and develop the exact approach of content areas
  1-23    of such Scholastic Aptitude Test preparatory course with
  1-24    such specific curriculum standards as it may deem
  1-25    appropriate."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-26  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-27  repealed.





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