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Georgia Law and Homeschooling


HeirDale - the Legislative Watchdog! Current Georgia Homeschooling Law
Georgia Code 20-2-690, concerning home study programs. This code explicitly prohibits requesting excess information on the Declaration of Intent form, yet some local systems do exactly that.
Georgia Code 20-2-698, concerning absence from home study programs. This code allows the police to, "during school hours" pick up your child unless...well click on the link and see! Also see links about curfews.
Georgia Code 20-2-150, concerning compulsory attendance for early entrants into the public schools. Kindergarten truants? Once pre-sevens are enrolled in a public school for 20 days, it's as if they were already seven as far as the compulory attendance law is concerned
Attorney General Interprets Homes Study Program Law - a 1986 opinion.
Dept of Education (FAQ page for home study) - a good summary of the law's requirements and an outline of the core curriculum used by GA's public schools but other information there is outdated or incomplete such as some sources of curricula
GA Dept. of Education Declaration of Intent and Monthly Attendance Forms - the two forms you need to send - you can download them from this site!
Standardized Testing Resources - sources, prices, conditions, advice for various standardized tests
Georgia Code 40-5-22, - concerning driver's license requirements (Drug/alcohol course and not a high school drop-out) for any person under 18 years of age
Driver's License - how a home study student can get a Georgia driver's license
(Advice on getting started homeschooling in Georgia)

Home study programs in Georgia is regulated under Georgia Code 20-2-690 and following, including Georgia Code 20-2-698, established by legislation in the 1984 General Assembly. In the past two years, there have been an increasing number of bills introduced in the General Assembly that would impact homeschoolers, either directly or indirectly. This page provides links to the code sections regulating homeschooling, and to other sites where homeschoolers may monitor the activities of the General Assembly.

Home Education Week in Georgia - the first week of each February

The Complete Georgia Code (Law) in a searchable format can be found here

The Georgia Constitution in .PDF format

HeirDale - the Legislative Watchdog! Current Attempts to Change Georgia Law
Proposed Legislation Affecting Home Study Programs
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Homeschool Opposition: Who Are They? and What Do They Want? - an opinion

HeirDale - the Legislative Watchdog!Past Attempts to Change GA Law

Governor's Education Reform Study Commission now has a website at http://www.ganet.org/governor/education

Barnes to Focus on Education in 2000 - Contact Legislators Now - how you can help preserve our freedoms

1998 General Assembly: Legislative News - what we learn about activities under the gold dome that affect or may affect Georgia's homeschoolers (including HB586)

Jeffrey vs. Hugley on Public-School Television - need for more restrictions or control?

Report and HEIR Position on "Compromise" Meeting with Rep. Hugley - report & opinion

Home Schoolers Meet with Rep. Hugley - agree to disagree.

House Ed. Comm. Hears About H.B.586 on December 10, 1997 - the committee's first hearing of a school-social-worker-inspired bill to further regulate homeschooling.

1997 House Ed. Comm. to Hear Revised H.B.586 - proposed legislation to further regulate homeschooling.

Home School Position Paper Proposed Among School Social Workers.

1997 attempt by school social workers to amend the homeschooling law.

1997 session's tabled attempts to amend the homeschooling law.

HeirDale - the Legislative Watchdog!Sites to Help Monitor Legislation

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