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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION · Article 6. QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION · Part 12. EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

20-2-280. Formative reading assessment; results.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The State Board of Education shall adopt a formative reading assessment for students in first and second grades at the discretion of public schools and local school systems.#

  2. (b)

    After each administration of such assessments, each public school or local school system shall report the results to:#

    1. (1)

      Parents and guardians of students who participated in the administration; and#

    2. (2)

      The Department of Education for analysis and verification purposes.#

  3. (c)

    The results of the assessments administered to students as provided for in subsection (b) this Code section shall not be used as part of any education assessment accountability program provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 14 of this title.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 20-2-280, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 23, § 4/HB 538, effective July 1, 2023.

Effective date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2023.

Editor's notes

This Code section formerly pertained to long-term strategic plans. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1, and was repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 50, effective July 1, 2000. Ga. L. 2023, p. 23, § 1/HB 538, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) The General Assembly finds that: “(1) Third grade marks a pivotal point in reading, where students go from learning to read to reading to learn; “(2) A comprehensive approach to early literacy can ensure early identification of struggling readers and establish intensive reading intervention for students in kindergarten through third grade who need more support to become successful readers; and “(3) Reading proficiency at age eight is among the most accurate predictors for whether a student will graduate from high school and enjoy academic success thereafter. “(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly: “(1) That all students read on grade level by the end of third grade; and “(2) To create a literate and workforce ready citizenry.”

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t20-ch1-2b-(v17)-pdf.pdf, Volume V17, 2022 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 135 to 136; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 46f1cc71579d.