HB 885

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and systems under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise the definition of the term "military student"; to provide that a military student may attend any public school in the local school system in which such student resides, subject to certain conditions regarding transportation; to require local school systems to allow military students to continue enrollment in their current public school for specified periods of time regardless of a parent's change of residence, subject to certain conditions regarding transportation and certain exceptions regarding student discipline and attendance issues; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.