07 LC 33
1690
House
Resolution 470
By:
Representatives Dickson of the
6th,
Casas of the
103rd,
and Maxwell of the
17th
A
RESOLUTION
Encouraging
the Department of Education and the State Board of Education to periodically
review its reporting requirements; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Georgia adopted House
Resolution 410 in its 2006 session, creating the House Study Committee on
Reporting Requirements for Local School Systems; and
WHEREAS,
the purpose of the study committee was to review the reporting requirements of
local school systems and to determine whether such reports are necessary to the
goals of public education or whether such reports are obsolete and unnecessary;
and
WHEREAS,
in the course of hearing testimony from stakeholders and studying the pertinent
issues, the committee learned that, in addition to reports required pursuant to
state law, there are also reports required of local school systems by the
Department of Education and the State Board of Education pursuant to rules and
regulations; and
WHEREAS,
the committee has taken action to address the obsolete and unnecessary reporting
requirements that are contained in statute; and
WHEREAS,
it was recommended to the committee that it would be prudent and advisable for
there to be a periodic review of the reporting requirements of the Department of
Education and the State Board of Education in order to identify any obsolete or
unnecessary reports required by rule.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the Department of
Education and the State Board of Education are strongly encouraged to conduct a
self-audit every two years for the purpose of reviewing their reporting
requirements to identify any obsolete or unnecessary reports required by rule
and that the State Board of Education is encouraged to establish a committee to
accomplish such review.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Department of Education and the State Board of Education.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Department of Education and the State Board of Education.