(1) REQUIREMENTS.

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

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 program.

4. Any study hall or other noncredit course.

(b) Local boards of education may apply for state funding for courses not included on the list of state-funded K-8 subjects and 9-12 courses by using DE Form 0287 Local School System Request for Addition to List of State-Funded K-8 Subjects and 9-12 Courses. The forms are posted on the Georgia Department of Education website.

(c) New courses are added to the state-funded list subsequent to State Board of Education approval of the standards submitted for new courses.

(d) The State Board of Education must approve the removal of K-8 subjects and 9-12 courses from the list.

(e) Local boards of education shall receive state funds for State Board of Education approved K-8 subjects and 9-12 courses. Only subjects and courses approved by the State Board of Education will be added to the state-funded list. The list must be kept current and organized by an appropriate classification system.

Authority: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-140; 20-2-141; 20-2-142; 20-2-151.1; 20-2-160.

Adopted: June 11, 2015                       Effective: July 2, 2015