HB 359 - Georgia Home School Opportunity and Enrichment Act; enact

Sponsored By

• (1) Walker,Len 107th
• (2) Reese,Bobby 98th
• (3) Sheldon,Donna 105th

Committees

• HC:Ed
• SC:

Current Status

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Georgia Home School Opportunity and Enrichment Act"; to provide for legislative findings; to require a local school system to allow home study students in grades nine through 12 to participate in extracurricular activities; to provide for academic requirements; to provide for ineligibility; to provide that the home study student is subject to all rules, regulations, and codes of conduct as other students; to provide for rules and regulations by the Department of Education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Versions

1. LC 33 1811/a