Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 64 - Grants for Educ. Programs After School - at-risk youth

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

Code Sections - 20-2-256

1. Middleton  50th        2. Madden  47th            3. Ralston  51st


Senate Comm: Ed         /         House Comm: Ed         /                                          
Senate Vote: Yeas 52    Nays 0                                                                      
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              Senate          Action          House                                                 
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             1/12/95   Read 1st time          2/17/95                                               
             2/13/95   Favorably Reported     3/10/95                                               
             Sub       Committee Amend/Sub    Sub                                                   
             2/14/95   Read 2nd Time          2/20/95                                               
                       Committed              3/17/95                                               
             2/16/95   Read 3rd Time                                                                
             2/16/95   Passed/Adopted                                                               
             CS        Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                                                         
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Code Sections amended: 20-2-256                                                                     


SB 64                                            LC 19 2589S

               ______________________________ offers the following
      substitute to SB 64:



                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the
  1- 2  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for
  1- 3  educational programs, so as to provide for state grants for
  1- 4  certain educational programs conducted after regular school
  1- 5  hours; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 6       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 7  Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
  1- 8  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for
  1- 9  educational programs, is amended by adding at the end the
  1-10  following:

  1-11    "20-2-256. (Index)

  1-12    (a) As used in this Code section, the term:

  1-13      (1) 'After-school program' means any academic program
  1-14      conducted after regular school hours to serve only
  1-15      students who have previously dropped out of school or
  1-16      who have previously failed courses.

  1-17      (2) 'Course' means an instructional course for which a
  1-18      program count is permissible under Code Section
  1-19      20-2-160.

  1-20      (3) 'FTE' or 'full-time equivalency' means the program
  1-21      cost obtained under the method described in Code Section
  1-22      20-2-160.

  1-23      (4) 'Student' means a person who is otherwise eligible
  1-24      to be included in a program count under Code Section
  1-25      20-2-160.

  1-26    (b) Any school system which singularly, or any two or more
  1-27    local school systems which jointly, establish any
  1-28    after-school program shall be eligible to receive a state
  1-29    grant equal to the amount otherwise earned by such
  1-30    students if they were enrolled in equivalent courses in
  1-31    the high school program during the school day and counted


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                                                 LC 19 2589S

  2- 1    as FTE students.  The State Board of Education is directed
  2- 2    to prescribe a method of determining full-time equivalency
  2- 3    of such programs in keeping with Code Section 20-2-160 and
  2- 4    shall calculate the funds needed for such programs as part
  2- 5    of its annual budget request."

                         SECTION 2.

  2- 6  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2- 7  repealed.







































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