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GA Code § 20-1A-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 1A - Early Care and Learning|Article 2 - Background Checks|§ 20-1A-41. Liability for Information or Determinations Made Based Upon Records Check

  Neither GCIC, the department, any law enforcement agency, nor the employees of any such entities shall be responsible for the accuracy of information nor have any liability for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, or any other claim in connection with any dissemination of information or determination based thereon pursuant to this article.   An early care and education program, its director, and its employees shall have no liability for defamation, invasion of privacy, or any other claim based upon good faith action thereby pursuant to the requirements of this article.     (Code 1981, §20-1A-41, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 285, § 2/HB 350; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective January 1, 2016, substituted "An early care and education program" for "A center" at the beginning of subsection (b).
GA Code § 20-1A-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 1A - Early Care and Learning|Article 2 - Background Checks|§ 20-1A-42. Construction With Article 1

 The requirements of this article are supplemental to any requirements for a license imposed by Article 1 of this chapter.    (Code 1981, §20-1A-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 285, § 2/HB 350; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401, effective January 1, 2016, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 20-1A-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 1A - Early Care and Learning|Article 2 - Background Checks|§ 20-1A-43. Contested Case Procedure Following Rejection or Other Suspension of License or Application

 A determination by the department regarding preliminary or fingerprint records checks under this article, or any action by the department revoking, suspending, or refusing to grant or renew a license based upon such determination, shall constitute a contested case for purposes of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," except that any hearing required to be held pursuant thereto may be held reasonably expeditiously after such determination or action by the department. It is expressly provided that upon motion from any party, the hearing officer may, in his or her discretion, consider matters in mitigation of any conviction only if all terms of probation have been successfully completed, provided that the hearing officer examines the circumstances of the case and makes an independent finding that no physical harm was done to a victim and also examines the character and employment history since the conviction and determines that there is no propensity for cruel behavior or behavior involving moral turpitude on the part of the person making a motion for an exception to sanctions normally imposed. If the hearing officer deems a hearing to be appropriate, he or she shall also notify at least 30 days prior to such hearing the office of the prosecuting attorney who initiated the prosecution of the case in question in order to allow such prosecutor to object to a possible determination that the conviction would not be a bar for the grant or continuation of a license or employment as contemplated within this chapter. If objections are made, the hearing officer shall take such objections into consideration in considering the case.    (Code 1981, §20-1A-43, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 285, § 2/HB 350; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective January 1, 2016, inserted "only if all terms of probation have been successfully completed" in the second sentence.
GA Code § 20-1A-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 1A - Early Care and Learning|Article 2 - Background Checks|§ 20-1A-44. Regulatory Authority

 The board is authorized to provide by regulation for the administration of this article.    (Code 1981, §20-1A-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 285, § 2/HB 350; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401, effective January 1, 2016, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 20-1A-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 1A - Early Care and Learning|Article 2 - Background Checks|§ 20-1A-45. Valid Period for Records Check for Separated Employees

 A satisfactory comprehensive records check determination shall be no longer valid for an employee or director who has been separated from employment for more than 180 consecutive days from an early care and education program or any program that received, either directly or indirectly, federal funds through the department for the care of children.    (Code 1981, §20-1A-45, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1101, § 12/HB 494.)
GA Code § 20-1A-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 1A - Early Care and Learning|Article 3 - Child Care Council|§ 20-1A-60. Through 20-1a-64

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 5-1/HB 553, effective July 1, 2019.   Editor's notes.   - This article consisted of Code Sections20-1A-60 through20-1A-64, relating to child care council, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 49-5-240 through49-5-244, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1648, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1063, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 49; Code Section20-1A-61, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 690, § 23;Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 20/HB 95; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 2-2/HB 228, 2-4/HB 228.   Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 5-2/HB 553, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "Any assets of the Child Care Council existing as of June 30, 2019, shall devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July 1, 2019. Any liabilities and obligations of the Child Care Council existing as of June 30, 2019, shall be transferred to and assumed by the State of Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to maintain the same."
GA Code § 20-2-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-1. Board Created; Appointment of Members; Powers

  The State Board of Education is created. The state board shall be composed of one member from each congressional district in this state, who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall not be a member of the state board. The state board provided for by this article shall have the powers and duties provided by law for the state board on January 25, 1943, and such as may be thereafter provided and shall be subject to all provisions of law with respect to the state board not inconsistent with this article.   Except as provided in this article, the state board shall also have all the powers conferred by law upon the former State Board of Education abolished by Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, and shall perform all the duties required by law of such former state board as constituted on July 1, 1937.    (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 9; Code 1933, § 32-401; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, §§ 1, 4; Ga. L. 1941, p. 568, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 142, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1943, p. 636, §§ 2, 3, 6; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1001; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 20.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 66.   22 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts, Schools, § 2.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 98, 99.   ALR.    - Validity, construction, and application of statutes or regulations, concerning recreational or social activities of pupils of public schools, 134 A.L.R. 1274.   Regulations as to fraternities and similar associations connected with educational institution, 10 A.L.R.3d 389.   Applicability and application of § 2 of Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 USCS § 1973) to members of school board, 105 A.L.R. Fed. 254.
GA Code § 20-2-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-2. Terms of Office of Members

 The first State Board of Education appointed under this article shall hold office as follows: two for three years; four for five years; and four for seven years. All of such terms shall date from January 1, 1943. The Governor in making the appointments shall designate the holders of the respective terms. Successors to persons so appointed shall hold terms of office of seven years from the expiration of the previous term. All members of the state board appointed for a first or succeeding full term shall hold office until their successors are appointed and have qualified. Any appointment of a member of the state board for a full term made when the Senate is not in session shall be effective until the appointment is acted on by the Senate.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 9; Code 1933, § 32-401; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 636, §§ 4, 7.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 49 et seq., 76.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 100.
GA Code § 20-2-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-3. Vacancies on Board

 In case of a vacancy on the State Board of Education by death, resignation, removal, or from any cause other than the expiration of such member's term of office, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by Article VIII, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 9; Code 1933, § 32-401; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 636, §§ 5, 8; Ga. L. 1983, p. 495, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 67.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 100.
GA Code § 20-2-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-4. Qualifications and Disqualifications of Members

 The members of the State Board of Education shall be citizens of this state who have resided in Georgia continuously for at least five years preceding their appointment. No person employed in a professional capacity by a private or public educational institution or by the Department of Education shall be eligible for appointment or to serve on the state board. No person who is or has been connected with or employed by a schoolbook publishing concern shall be eligible for membership on the state board and, if any person shall be so connected or employed after becoming a member of the state board, his place shall immediately become vacant.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 9; Code 1933, § 32-401; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   "Professional" construed.   - Word "professional" within the context of this section refers to educational, rather than to legal, capacity. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U71-124.   Fee from local board did not disqualify attorney from state board.   - Receipt by an attorney at law under a legal partnership agreement of a prorated share of a fee for legal services furnished by the partner to a local board of education does not disqualify the attorney from appointment to the State Board of Education. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U71-124.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 68, 69.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 101.
GA Code § 20-2-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-5. Oaths of Members; Board Meetings

 The members of the State Board of Education shall take an oath of office for the faithful performance of their duties and the oath of allegiance to the federal and state Constitutions. The state board shall meet quarterly in regular session at such time as it may by regulation provide and may hold additional meetings at the call of the chairperson, provided that upon the written request of a majority of the members of the state board, the State School Superintendent shall call a meeting at any time.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 10; Code 1933, § 32-402; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 1/HB 706.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Guy v. Nelson, 202 Ga. 728, 44 S.E.2d 775 (1947); Cook v. Davis, 178 F.2d 595 (5th Cir. 1949).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   State board cannot establish quorum less than majority.   - State Board of Education may not legally establish a quorum for the transaction of business which is less than a majority of the board's membership. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-292.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 74, 75, 167.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 152, 200 et seq.   ALR.   - Libel and slander: privileged nature of statements or utterances by member of school board in course of official proceedings, 85 A.L.R.3d 1137.
GA Code § 20-2-5.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-5.1. Annual Public Hearings in Congressional District From Which Each State Board of Education Member Is Appointed

  Each member of the State Board of Education shall hold one or more public hearings annually during the regular school calendar year in the respective congressional district from which the member was appointed.The purpose of the public hearing shall be to hear testimony from interested citizens and educators within the congressional district regarding the performance and problems of public education within the congressional district. The public hearing will be held in an appropriate public building located within the respective congressional district.Each board member shall attempt to hold the public hearings at locations throughout such member's respective congressional district.The public hearing will begin at 7:00 P.M. if held on Monday through Friday or at 10:00 A.M. if held on Saturday.No public hearing required by this Code section shall be held on Sunday.   A member of the State Board of Education holding a public hearing required by this Code section shall:   Cause a notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the public hearing to be published at least once during each of two consecutive weeks immediately preceding the week during which the hearing is held, which notice shall be published in the official legal organ of each county wholly or partially within the congressional district unless there is any other newspaper having a general paid circulation in said county which exceeds that of the official organ, in which event the notice shall be published in any such other newspaper;   Issue a press release to the print and broadcast media serving the congressional district announcing the date, time, place, and purpose of the public hearing; and   Take such other action as may be necessary to bring the public hearing to the attention of the public and to encourage public attendance at and participation in the public hearing.     A member of the State Board of Education shall constitute a committee of one for the purpose of holding a public hearing required by this Code section and, in connection therewith, shall be entitled to receive the per diem and expenses provided for by Code Section 20-2-9.   The costs incurred in holding public hearings required by this Code section shall come from funds appropriated or available to the State Department of Education.     (Code 1981, §20-2-5.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 678, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 353, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-5.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-5.2. Chairperson and Other Officers; Election; Term and Duties of Chairperson

 The State Board of Education shall elect a chairperson and such other officers it may deem appropriate. The term of the chairperson shall be fixed by the state board. The chairperson shall preside at meetings of the state board, set the agenda for the state board, and perform such other duties as required by the state board.    (Code 1981, §20-2-5.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 4; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 2/HB 706.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Chair of the State Board of Education has the authority to set the Board's agenda  and may require employees of the Department of Education to provide information to or perform functions for the board, but must first make a reasonable attempt to consult with the State School Superintendent. 2001 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2001-5.    Chair of the State Board of Education may,  after reasonable attempts at consultation with the State School Superintendent, direct the designation of one or more employees of the Department of Education to carry out various executive or administrative functions of the board. However, the board's authority is limited in that the board may not infringe on the Superintendent's authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the Department. 2001 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2001-5.    State Board of Education may require that the Board be provided with information  about Department of Education employees. However, the frequency with which such information is required or the amount of such information could reach a point at which the information improperly infringes on the day-to-day operation of the Department. 2001 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2001-5.
GA Code § 20-2-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-6. Inspection Committees

 The State Board of Education is authorized to appoint committees composed of members of the state board as a majority vote of the state board may determine to travel within this state and inspect the institutions and facilities under its jurisdiction and control.   (Ga. L. 1952, p. 155, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-7. Where Committee Meetings May Be Held

 The members of the State Board of Education as a committee or any committee of the state board may hold committee meetings anywhere within or outside this state when necessary to obtain information for future guidance of the state board; provided, however, that no action of the state board shall be of force and effect unless such action is taken at a regular or called meeting of the state board.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 110, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 3/HB 706.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 74, 75.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 200 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-8. Travel by Members Within or Outside State

 The State Board of Education may authorize any member of the state board to travel within or outside this state if necessary to obtain information for the guidance of the state board; provided, however, no member shall be authorized to make commitments for the state board on any matter that requires action of the state board as provided by law.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 110, § 2.)
GA Code § 20-2-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-9. Per Diem Allowances and Expenses of Members

 Each member of the State Board of Education shall receive the sum provided for by Code Section 45-7-21 for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the state board or for each day of travel, within or outside the state, as a member of a committee of the state board which has been authorized by the chairman or by action of the state board, in addition to actual expenses incurred in connection therewith and actual costs of transportation to and from the place of meeting or place of visits or inspections. No member shall be authorized to receive the sums, expenses, and costs provided for by this Code section for more than 60 days per year. Such sums, expenses, and costs shall be paid from funds appropriated to or otherwise available to the Department of Education.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 10; Code 1933, § 32-402; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 2; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 110, § 3; Ga. L. 1973, p. 701, § 4; Ga. L. 1977, p. 226, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 4, § 4.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Application to board's regular work.   - Language of this section strongly suggests that the compensation provided and the limitation imposed were intended to apply only to the regular work of the board, either at the board's meetings, or in committees of the board authorized by the board or the board's chair. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-54.   Board may not authorize payment except as provided by section.   - State Board of Education may not authorize the payment of per diem and traveling expenses to any of the board's members for services performed as a member of the board except as specifically provided by this section. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 132.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 308 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 189 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-10. Gifts or Compensation to Members, Appointees, or Their Families From Publishers Prohibited; Reporting Offers; Penalty

  No member or appointee of the State Board of Education or any other person having authority to select or aid in the selection of textbooks for the schools shall for himself or any member of his family receive any gift, compensation, or remuneration from any schoolbook publishing house, corporation, individual, or agent or representative of either; nor shall any such person, publishing house, or corporation offer, directly or indirectly, to any member of the state board or his family or appointees any gift, compensation, or remuneration. Should any such publishing house, corporation, or person offer to any such officers, their families, or appointees any compensation, remuneration, or gift, they shall report such offer to the grand juries of their respective counties. The judges of the superior courts in charging the grand jury from term to term shall give instructions concerning this Code section and article.   Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1911, p. 94, § 23; Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 15; Code 1933, §§ 32-406, 32-9901, 32-9902; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, §§ 8, 9.)   Cross references.   - Textbooks, T. 20, C. 2, A. 19.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 29.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 96 et seq.   ALR.    - Gift for public school as a valid charitable gift, 48 A.L.R. 1126.    Gift for lectures as a valid charitable gift, 48 A.L.R. 1142.
GA Code § 20-2-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-12. Educational Television Programs

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 4/HB 706, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1963, p. 431, § 1.