Georgia § 20-2-180 - Essential educational resources as basis for base amount and program weights.
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§ 20-2-180. Essential educational resources as basis for base amount and program weights.
The essential educational resources described in this part shall serve as the basis for computing the base amount and program weights used in the Quality Basic Education Formula pursuant to Code Section 20-2-161. Although the essential educational resources described in this part shall serve as guidelines to local school systems as to the manner by which funds allocated pursuant to Code Section 20-2-161 are expended, the local school systems are authorized to expend such funds as deemed appropriate and necessary to provide the most effective educational programs and services needed by enrolled students, except as otherwise limited by the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 20-2-167 and other appropriate provisions of this article and by policies, regulations, and standards promulgated by the State Board of Education. (Code 1981, § 20-2-180 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, "Quality Basic Education Formula" was substituted for "Quality Basic Educaton formula" in the first sentence.
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