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GA HB1419
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/22/2022
Primary Sponsor
Ginny Ehrhart
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AI Summary
- Establishes requirements for accrediting agencies to be recognized by Georgia state government entities as reliable authorities on public secondary school (grades 9-12) quality, including the State Board of Education, Board of Regents, and Georgia Student Finance Commission
- Requires recognized accrediting agencies to base 80% of their overall accreditation assessment on measures of student learning quality (including student achievement, achievement gap closure, and student progress) and 20% on financial efficiency of the school or school system
- Prohibits accrediting agencies from offering paid services or materials to help schools address deficiencies identified during the accreditation process, and requires agencies to provide due process protections including hearings, appeals, and right to counsel
- Grants the State Board of Education exclusive authority to accredit public elementary and middle schools, with local boards of education covering the actual costs, and prohibits state entities from recognizing any other accreditor for those schools
- Applies to any initial or renewal accreditation agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2022, and does not require any public school or school system to be accredited
Legislative Description
Education; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as reliable authorities as to the quality of education offered in public secondary schools; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/28/2022
Committee Referrals
Education2/24/2022
Full Bill Text
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