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GA SB374
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Lindsey Tippins
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Georgia Department of Education to conduct a pilot program for the 2016-2017 school year allowing participating local school systems to consolidate federal, state, and local funds to support school-wide programs under Title I (20 U.S.C. Section 6314(a)(1))
- Aims to identify and reduce state fiscal and accounting barriers to fund consolidation, as provided in Section 1005 of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, and to give Title I schools greater flexibility to upgrade educational programs for academically struggling students
- Grants the State Board of Education authority to waive or provide variances to state financial reporting requirements, allowing pilot school systems to submit reports based on consolidated funds rather than segregating state and local funds separately
- Requires the department and pilot school systems to jointly report monthly to the State Board of Education on progress, risks, and benefits, and to report to the Senate Education and Youth Committee and House Committee on Education by February 15, 2017, with recommendations for legislative changes
- Contains an automatic repeal date of December 31, 2017, sunsetting the entire pilot program authorization
Legislative Description
"Quality Basic Education Act"; temporary exemption; financial reporting requirements for local school systems in federally authorized pilot program
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/10/2016
Full Bill Text
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