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HB 425 - Education; honors program; certain out-of-state students

Joyce, Brian D (1st)	Franklin, Jr., Robert L (39th)

Status Summary	HC:	Ed	SC:		FR:	02/03/99	LA:	02/04/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-306 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the honors program and residential high school program operated by the state Board of Education, so as to provide that students who live in Georgia but attend private high school outside of Georgia may participate in the honors program if they otherwise qualify; and for other purposes.

HB 425                                             LC 24 1276 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 20-2-306 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to the honors program and 
  1- 3  residential high school program operated by the state Board 
  1- 4  of Education, so as to provide that students who live in 
  1- 5  Georgia but attend private high school outside of Georgia 
  1- 6  may participate in the honors program if they otherwise 
  1- 7  qualify; to provide for related matters; to repeal 
  1- 8  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Code Section 20-2-306 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-12  Annotated, relating to the honors program and residential 
  1-13  high school program operated by the state Board of 
  1-14  Education, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
  1-15  inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as 
  1-16  follows: 
 
  1-17    "(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to 
  1-18    inaugurate an honors program for students in the public 
  1-19    and private high schools of this state and for students 
  1-20    who reside full time in this state but attend private 
  1-21    school outside of this state who have manifested 
  1-22    exceptional abilities or unique potentials or who have 
  1-23    made exceptional academic achievements.  This program 
  1-24    shall be conducted during summer months between normal 
  1-25    school-year terms at institutions of higher learning or 
  1-26    other appropriate centers within this state with 
  1-27    facilities adequate to provide challenging opportunities 
  1-28    for advanced study and accomplishments by such students. 
  1-29    The student honors program shall be implemented and 
  1-30    operated in accordance with criteria established by the 
  1-31    state board, and operating costs shall be paid by the 
  1-32    state board from funds made available for this purpose by 
  1-33    the General Assembly.  The state board is authorized to 
  1-34    enter into cooperative agreements with the Board of 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    Regents of the University System of Georgia for operating 
  2- 2    and sharing the costs of such programs." 
 
  2- 3                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 4  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 5  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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