(a) Local boards of education shall not receive state funds for the following:

1. Any course for which the course guide does not allocate a major portion of class

time towards the development of one or more student competencies established by the

Georgia Board of Education. (See State Board of Education Rule 160-4-2-.01 The

Quality Core Curriculum and Student Competencies.)

2. Any course that requires participation in an extracurricular activity and for which

enrollment is on a competitive basis.

3. Any class period in which the student serves as an assistant in a school office or in

the media center, except when such placement is an approved work learning site of a

recognized career or vocational program.

4. Any study hall or other noncredit course.

(b) Local boards of education may apply for state funding for courses not on this list

using DE Form 0287 Local School System Request for Addition to Rule 160-4-2-.03

List of State-Funded K-8 Subjects and 9-12 Courses. The forms are posted on the

Standards, Instruction, and Assessment webpage.

(c) New course additions will be considered each year by the State Board of

Education. DE Form 0287 must be submitted to the Department by June 1 each year.

(d) The courses attached to this rule shall become effective at the beginning of school

year 2011-2012.

(e) Local boards of education shall receive state funds for the following courses.

Please click on the link below for Course Numbering Explanation

Authority O.C.G.A. §20-2-140; 20-2-141; 20-2-142; 20-2-151.1(a), (b); 20-2-160.