07 LC 28
3763S
The
House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to SB 122:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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 weighting of grades
for honors, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses for
purposes of determining eligibility for postsecondary scholarships, grants, and
loans; to require that the written annual evaluation is signed by the evaluator
and provided to the certificated person; to provide for related matters; to
provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary
and secondary education, is amended by revising paragraph (3) of subsection (b)
of Code Section 20-2-157, relating to the uniform reporting system for certain
purposes, as follows:
"(3)
For students otherwise qualified and enrolling as freshmen students in eligible
public or private postsecondary institutions for the first time on May 1,
2007, or thereafter, the Georgia Student Finance Commission shall calculate
grade point averages for determining eligibility for the HOPE scholarship and
other scholarships referenced in this Code section as follows:
(A)
For students receiving a college preparatory diploma, each grade for a student
in attempted coursework in English, mathematics, science, social studies, and
foreign language that would, if successfully completed, satisfy a core
graduation requirement for the college preparatory curriculum shall be equated
to a grade on a 4.0 scale, such that a grade of 'A' = 4.0, a grade of 'B' = 3.0,
a grade of 'C' = 2.0, a grade of 'D' = 1.0, and a grade of 'F' = 0;
or
(B)
For students receiving a career/technical diploma, each grade for a student in
attempted coursework in English, mathematics, science, and social studies that
would, if successfully completed, satisfy a core graduation requirement for the
career/technical curriculum shall be equated to a grade on a 4.0 scale, such
that a grade of 'A' = 4.0, a grade of 'B' = 3.0, a grade of 'C' = 2.0, a grade
of 'D' = 1.0, and a grade of 'F' = 0.
Grades
for coursework that is classified as
honors,
advanced
placement,
or international baccalaureate shall be weighted by the Georgia Student Finance
Commission in calculating the overall grade point averages for
students,
provided that the weighting of such course grades is uniformly applied to all
students in the state taking the specified
coursework
by adding 0.5
to the grade received by the student in such course, except for a failing grade,
such that a grade of 'A' = 4.5, a grade of 'B' = 3.5, a grade of 'C' = 2.5, a
grade of 'D' = 1.5, and a grade of
'F' = 0. The sum of the equated
grades shall be divided by the number of course grades, adjusted for term
length, to yield a grade point average on a 4.0
scale;
provided, however, that the additional 0.5 for honors courses shall apply only
to those students graduating from high school in
2007;".
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising subsection (d) of Code Section 20-2-210,
relating to annual performance evaluations, as follows:
"(d)
The superintendent of each local school system shall identify an appropriately
trained evaluator for each person employed by the local unit of administration
for the purposes of completing
an
a
written annual evaluation as required in
subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section. The evaluator shall be required to
complete and
sign such annual evaluation
and provide it
to
for
each certificated person prior to April 1 of each year. The superintendent of
each local school system shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this
Code section."
SECTION
3.
Section
1 of this Act shall become effective upon this Act´s approval by the
Governor or upon this Act becoming law without such approval. The remaining
sections of the Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.