07 LC 25
4914
House
Bill 871
By:
Representatives Crawford of the
16th,
Jamieson of the
28th,
Buckner of the
130th,
Reece of the
11th,
Porter of the
143rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to Quality Basic Education, so as to provide for program
weights to fund licensed driver training instructors in high schools; to change
certain provisions relating to grants for driver education courses for secondary
school students; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to Quality Basic Education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"20-2-184.2.
All
program weights, when multiplied by the base amount, shall reflect sufficient
funds to pay the beginning salary for at least one certified professional who is
a licensed driver training instructor for an appropriate base size high school
pursuant to Code Section 20-2-181 and to provide such equipment as essential to
support an instructional program authorized under Code Section 20-2-151.1 and
subsection (b) of Code Section 43-13-10, subject to appropriation by the General
Assembly."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by revising Code Section 20-2-257, relating to grants
for driver education courses for secondary school students, as
follows:
"20-2-257.
The
State Board of Education shall provide public secondary schools and local school
systems with grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
pursuant to applications made at the discretion of such systems. The purpose of
such grants shall be to support motor vehicle driver education courses and
programs for secondary school students. The amount of such grants shall be
reflective of the most recent counts of age 15, 16, and 17 year old secondary
school students in the public schools or local school systems. The public
schools or local school systems receiving such grants may expend these funds
only for purposes of providing driver education courses or programs to secondary
school students. Such courses or programs may be provided directly by the local
school system or by contract with a private driver education school licensed by
Department of Public Safety. Such grants shall be supplemental to any other
provision of state funds for such driver education courses or programs. The
state board shall prescribe criteria, policies, and standards deemed necessary
for the effective implementation of this Code
section.
Reserved."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.