Georgia Educational Opportunity Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to add a program for students living in poverty to the table of quality basic education instructional programs with weights and student-teacher ratios; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 6, 2025

• Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Provides for a new program for students living in poverty within the Quality Basic Education Act, including specific weights and student-teacher ratios.

  “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to add a program for students living in poverty to the table of quality basic education instructional programs with weights and student-teacher ratios”· Title

• Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Establishes a new instructional program with specific weights and student-teacher ratios for students living in poverty, impacting their educational environment.

  “add a program for students living in poverty to the table of quality basic education instructional programs with weights and student-teacher ratios”· Title