09 LC 33
2836
Senate
Bill 132
By:
Senators Fort of the 39th, Jackson of the 2nd, Tate of the 38th and Sims of the
12th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to school attendance in elementary and secondary
education, so as to enact the "Dropout Deterrent Act"; to provide for a short
title; to revise the age of mandatory education; to provide for related matters;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Dropout Deterrent Act."
SECTION
2.
Part
1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to school attendance in elementary and secondary education,
is amended in Code Section 20-2-690.1, relating to mandatory education for
children, by revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)
Mandatory attendance in a public school, private school, or home school program
shall be required for children between their sixth and
sixteenth
seventeenth
birthdays. Such mandatory attendance shall not be required where the child has
successfully completed all requirements for a high school
diploma."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.