SB63: SB63 "Quality Basic Education Act"; local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; require

25 LC 49 2368S Senate Bill 63 By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Harbin of the 16th, Hickman of the 4th and others AS PASSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O fficial Code of Georgia1 Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Qual ity Basic Education Act,"2 so as to require that local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; to3 provide for notice requirements; to prohibit additional qualifications; to provide a definition;4 to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official C ode of Georgia Annotated,8 relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended9 by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10 "20-2-324.8.11 (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'home study student' means a student in grades12 six through 12 who is in a home study program that meets the re quirements of13 subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690.14 S. B. 63 - 1 - 25 LC 49 2368S (b) Each local school system that offers the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, PreACT, ACT, or15 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery or an advanced placement exam to students16 enrolled in such local school system shall:17 (1) Make each such test or exam available to any home study student who resides in the18 local school system; and19 (2) Post on its public w ebsite notice of the date that each su ch test or exam will be20 administered. Such notice shall include registration dates and procedures and shall state21 that such test or exam is available for home study students who reside in the local school22 system.23 (c) No local school system that offers the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, PreACT, ACT, or Armed24 Services Vocational Aptitude Battery or an advanced placement exam to students enrolled25 in such local school system shall require home study students to pay a fee not required of26 students enrolled in such local school system or impose any requirement that conflicts with27 or is in addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-690."28 SECTION 2.29 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.30 S. B. 63 - 2 -