O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2061 (2019)

Legislative intent

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It is the intent of the General Assembly to increase student achievement through academic and organizational innovation by encouraging local school systems to utilize the flexibility of a performance based contract called a charter.

History

Code 1981, § 20-2-2061, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1080, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 388,

§ 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 19; Ga. L. 2005, p. 798, § 6/SB 35.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Atlanta Indep. Sch. Sys. v. Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Sch., Inc., 748 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. 2013).
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Atlanta Indep. Sch. Sys. v. Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Sch., Inc., 748 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. 2013). · cites it 2× “” OCGA § 20-2-2061. The Act authorizes a charter petitioner seeking to create a charter school to submit a petition to the local board of the local school system in which the charter school will be located.”
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