HB 1491 - Education; required school day per year; provisions

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  • HC:Ed
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Current Status

03/02/06 - House Second Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a full-day kindergarten program for a minimum of 170 days per school year; to provide a short title; to change the minimum number of required days in a school year for public elementary and secondary schools to 170 days; to change certain provisions relating to the base pay of school food and nutrition personnel for purposes of conformity; to change certain provisions relating to a residential high school program for gifted youth for purposes of conformity; to change the definition of "school year" relating to teacher contracts for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
03/01/2006 House First Readers
03/02/2006 House Second Readers

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