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This bill amends Georgia's Quality Basic Education Act to add new definitions and a funding program for students living in poverty. Specifically, the bill defines three key terms: "student in foster care" (a student placed in foster care or substitute care settings), "student living in poverty" (a student whose family receives SNAP or TANF benefits, is in foster care, or lacks stable housing), and "student without stable housing" (using the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act definition). The bill adds a new funding category to the state's educational funding formula that provides a 1.75 weight and a student-to-teacher ratio of 1 to 15 for students living in poverty. This means schools with a higher proportion of students meeting these poverty criteria would receive additional funding and resources to support these students' educational needs. The goal appears to be providing extra support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds by giving schools more resources to address their unique challenges.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69850