§ 20-2-2086. Information to Parents
The commission shall provide maximum access to information regarding state charter schools to all parents in this state. It shall maintain information systems, including, but not limited to, a user-friendly Internet website, that will provide information and data necessary for parents to make informed decisions. At a minimum, the commission shall provide parents with information […]
§ 20-2-2087. Annual Report of Chairperson
Each year, the chairperson of the commission shall appear before the State Board of Education and submit a report regarding the academic performance and fiscal responsibility of all state charter schools approved under this article. History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2087 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1298, § 1/HB 797.
§ 20-2-2088. Debts of Non-Renewed or Terminated Charter Schools
If a charter for a state charter school is not renewed or is terminated, the state charter school shall be responsible for all debts of such school. Neither the state, the State Board of Education, or the commission shall be liable for any debts of the school in the event the charter is not renewed […]
§ 20-2-2088.1. Ownership and Maintenance of State Charter School Records
Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section, records created, received, or maintained in the performance of a charter by a state charter school shall be the property of the state charter school. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a state charter school from contracting with a third party for services related […]
§ 20-2-2089. Funding for State Charter Schools
The earnings for a student in a state charter school shall be equal to the earnings for any other student with similar student characteristics in a state charter school, regardless of the local school system in which the student resides or the school system in which the state charter school is located, and, except as […]
§ 20-2-2090. Collaborative Efforts on Matters Related to Authorization of State Charter Schools; Administration
The commission shall work in collaboration with the department on all matters related to authorizing state charter schools and shall be assigned to the department for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3. For administrative purposes, including data reporting, student enrollment counting procedures, student achievement reporting, funding allocations, and related purposes as defined […]
§ 20-2-2091. Rules and Regulations for Implementation of Article
The commission and the State Board of Education, as appropriate, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to facilitate the implementation of this article. Except as otherwise provided in this article, any rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article, to the extent practicable, shall be established in the same […]
§ 20-2-2074. Simultaneous Service of Certain Officers Prohibited
The principal, or its equivalent, for a charter school shall not serve simultaneously as the chief financial officer, or its equivalent, for the charter school. History. Code 1981, § 20-2-2074 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 613, § 2/HB 895.
§ 20-2-2092. Authority to Incorporate Nonprofit Corporation as Public Foundation; Requirements; Annual Report
The commission shall have the power and authority to incorporate a nonprofit corporation that could qualify as a public foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to aid the commission in carrying out any of its powers and accomplishing any of its purposes. A nonprofit corporation created pursuant to this subsection shall be […]
§ 20-2-2075. Grant Program for Replicating High-Performing Charter Schools
The State Board of Education is authorized to establish a grant program for the purpose of replicating high-performing charter schools, including local charter schools, state chartered special schools, and state charter schools. The grant program shall include funding, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, for grants to charter applicants and existing charter schools to […]