2025 Code of Georgia
Title 20 - Education (Chs. 1 — 18)
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education (Arts. 1 — 34)
Article 6 - Quality Basic Education (Pts. 1 — 16)

Annotations

Notes

Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1, effective July 1, 1986, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of ten parts as follows: Part 1, §§ 20-2-130, 20-2-131; Part 2, §§ 20-2-150, 20-2-151, 20-2-151.1, 20-2-152 through 20-2-164; Part 3, §§ 20-2-180 through 20-2-190; Part 4, §§ 20-2-200 through 20-2-208; Part 5, §§ 20-2-220 through 20-2-230; Part 6, § 20-2-240; Part 7, § 20-2-250; Part 8, §§ 20-2-260 through 20-2-264; Part 9, §§ 20-2-280 through 20-2-285, 20-2-285.1, 20-2-286 through 20-2-299; and Part 10, §§ 20-2-310, 20-2-311 [repealed].

The former article was based on the following Acts: Ga. L. 1974, p. 1045, §§ 1-5, 7-58, 60-72, 74; Ga. L. 1975, p. 35, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 181, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 369, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 539, §§ 1, 3-33, 35; Ga. L. 1975, p. 685, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 812, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1139, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1537, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 271, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 506, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1385, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 972, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 984, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 986, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1977, p. 988, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 997, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1001, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1003, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 917, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 990, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 996, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1146, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1485, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1486, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2034, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2037, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2039, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2040, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2058, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 649, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 657, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 665, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1055, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1077, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1279, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 448, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 450, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 465, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 645, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 698, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 766, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1010, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1413, §§ 1-9; Ga. L. 1981, p. 667, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 774, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1565, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1982, p. 603, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 776, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1110, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1983, p. 745, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 804, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1218, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1429, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 643, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 20; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 708, § 2.

Ga. L. 2023, p. 16, § 1/SB 211, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds that:

“(1) Current Georgian literacy rates are not where they need to be to support the workforce needs of our growing economy, and it has been many years since there has been a systematic study of Georgia's efforts to support student and adult literacy efforts;

“(2) A comprehensive study of all state resources and activities that are funded to support improved literacy outcomes is needed. This study should also set recommended priorities for future investments and strategies; and

“(3) Georgia must have a very specific goal that sets clearly defined measures for third, fifth, and eighth grade reading outcomes.”

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

County school superintendent acts as the chief fiscal officer of the board of education; in this capacity the superintendent qualifies to testify concerning the fiscal affairs of the board, and there is no error in the admission of testimony by the county school superintendent outlining the expenditure required of the board of education under the Quality Basic Education Act, O. C. G. A. § 20-2-130 et seq. Hicks v. Arnall, 258 Ga. 296, 368 S. E.2d 733, 1988 Ga. LEXIS 254 (1988).

Having extended to all children in Georgia the right to an education, the state cannot arbitrarily withdraw the right. Wells v. Banks, 153 Ga. App. 581, 266 S. E.2d 270, 1980 Ga. App. LEXIS 1909 (1980).

Research References & Practice Aids

O. C. G. A. Title 20

O. C. G. A. Title 20, Ch. 2