Georgia § 20-2-2081 Definitions

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§ 20-2-2081 — Definitions

Georgia § 20-2-2081

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Bluebook

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2081 (2026).

Text

As used in this article, the term:

(1)"Attendance zone" means all or a portion of a local school system, one or more local school systems or portions thereof, or all local school systems in this state. A state charter school with an attendance zone that includes all local school systems in this state shall be considered to have state-wide jurisdiction as that term is used in Chapter 14 of Title 50.

(2)"Commission" means the State Charter Schools Commission established pursuant to Code Section 20-2-2082 .

(3)"Department" means the Department of Education.

(4)"Governing board" means the governing board of the nonprofit organization which is the charter petitioner for a state charter school and which is the same as the governing board of the state charter school which is involved in schoo

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As used in this article, the term: (1) "Attendance zone" means all or a portion of a local school system, one or more local school systems or portions thereof, or all local school systems in this state. A state charter school with an attendance zone that includes all local school systems in this state shall be considered to have state-wide jurisdiction as that term is used in Chapter 14 of Title 50. (2) "Commission" means the State Charter Schools Commission established pursuant to Code Section 20-2-2082 . (3) "Department" means the Department of Education. (4) "Governing board" means the governing board of the nonprofit organization which is the charter petitioner for a state charter school and which is the same as the governing board of the state charter school which is involved in school-level governance of the state charter school. (5) "State charter school" means a school authorized by the commission pursuant to this article whose creation is authorized as a special school pursuant to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph VII of the Constitution. A state charter school shall be a public school. The definitions set forth in Code Section 20-2-2062 shall be applicable to this article.

Legislative History

Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 521,§ 20, eff. 7/29/2020. Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 38,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 766,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2013. Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 571,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2008.