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HB 142 - Education; midterm adjustments; training and experience

Kaye, Mitchell (37th)	Bannister, Charles E (77th)	Wiles, John J (34th)
Bunn, Barbara Jean (74th)

Status Summary	HC:	Ed	SC:		FR:	01/15/99	LA:	01/25/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-162 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to midterm adjustments under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for midterm adjustments relative to the program adjustment amount for training and experience; and for other purposes.

HB 142                                             LC 19 4011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 20-2-162 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to midterm adjustments under the 
  1- 3  "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for midterm 
  1- 4  adjustments relative to the program adjustment amount for 
  1- 5  training and experience; to provide for matters relative 
  1- 6  thereto; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting 
  1- 7  laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Code Section 20-2-162 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to midterm adjustments under the 
  1-12  "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by adding at the 
  1-13  end thereof a new subsection (d) to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "(d) A midterm adjustment shall be made in the program 
  1-15    adjustment amount for training and experience authorized 
  1-16    pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 20-2-161.  The 
  1-17    adjusted amount shall be based on all certificated 
  1-18    professional personnel who were employed by the local 
  1-19    school system as of the month of June of the fiscal year 
  1-20    immediately preceding the fiscal year in which grants 
  1-21    authorized by this Code section are distributed.  Such 
  1-22    adjustment shall be calculated to phase in full funding of 
  1-23    the above provision over a period of four years.  For 
  1-24    fiscal year 2000, the dollar value of training and 
  1-25    experience increase for fiscal year 1999 over fiscal year 
  1-26    1998 shall be multiplied by .25; for fiscal year 2001, the 
  1-27    dollar value of training and experience increase for 
  1-28    fiscal year 2000 over fiscal year 1999 shall be multiplied 
  1-29    by .50; for fiscal year 2002, the dollar value of training 
  1-30    and experience increase for  fiscal year 2001 over fiscal 
  1-31    year 2000 shall be multiplied by .75; and every year 
  1-32    thereafter by 1.0." 
 
  1-33                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-34  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1999. 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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