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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-242. Internet based counseling and resources for students.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-242. Internet based counseling and resources for students.

Beginning in school year 2010-2011, the Georgia Student Finance Commission shall:

(1) Provide students in grades six through 12 with internet based counseling advisement, career awareness inventories, and information to assist them in evaluating their academic skills and career interests; and

(2) Provide students in grades eight through 12 with an internet based resource to develop a graduation plan to detail the courses necessary for a student to graduate from high school and to successfully transition to postsecondary education and the work force.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-3-242, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 408, § 1/SB 387; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 20(28)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “internet based” for “web based” in paragraph (1) and substituted “an internet based” for “a web based” in paragraph (2).