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SB 36 - QBE - policies on academic performance for promotion (2)

Cagle, Casey (49th)	Johnson, Eric B (1st)	Price, Thomas E (56th)

Status Summary	SC:	Ed	HC:		FR:	01/25/99	LA:	01/25/99	S - Read 1st time

First Reader Summary

A bill to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require local boards of education to adopt policies defining the adequate academic performance of students and to prohibit the promotion of students in violation of such policies; to require that students in the third grade achieve a satisfactory score on a reading test before promotion to the next grade level.

Code Sections

Code Sections amended: 20-2-146, 20-2-281