The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to SB 236:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
eligibility for enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that
certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United States armed
forces are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they
intend to reside regardless of whether they have entered into a lease, purchased a house, or
otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone, subject to limitations; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for
enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising subsection (e)
as follows:
"(e) A student whose parent or guardian is on active duty in the United States armed forces
and has received official military orders to transfer into or within this state shall be eligible
for enrollment, <del>in the same manner and time as for students residing within the local school
system,</del> in the public school of the attendance zone in which he or she <del>will be residing
</del>
<ins>intends to reside</ins> or in a public school authorized pursuant to Code Section 20-2-295, <del>prior
to physically establishing residency within the local school system</del> <ins>regardless of whether
such student's parent or guardian has entered into a lease, purchased a residence, or
otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone,</ins> upon presentation of a copy of the
official military orders to the local school system.; <ins>provided, however, that such enrollment
shall be provisional and subject to written verification provided to the school principal or
his or her designee within 90 days of the first day of such provisional enrollment that such
student's parent or guardian has established residency or has made sufficient good faith
efforts to establish residency in such attendance zone. In the event that such student does
not subsequently physically reside in the attendance zone in which he or she intended to
reside or provide verification of sufficient good faith efforts to establish such residency,
such student's parent or guardian shall enroll such student in the public school of the
attendance zone in which he or she actually physically resides and shall provide proof of
such physical residency to such local school system at the conclusion of the 90 day
provisional enrollment period. A high school student who is a junior or senior shall be
permitted to remain enrolled in his or her current school placement until graduation despite
any changes in physical residency."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.