HB71: Quality Basic Education Act; pilot program to implement the student based funding recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financing under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for a pilot program to implement the student based funding recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission; to mandate pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for all children prior to entering first grade; to include mandatory pre-kindergarten programs in the student based allocation of state funds; to provide for selection criteria; to provide for temporary waivers and variances of state rules and statutory provisions; to provide for annual reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.