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GA Code § 20-2-350 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 7 - Additional State Aid|§ 20-2-350. Through 20-2-356

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 60, effective July 1, 2000.   Editor's notes.   - Part 2 of this article, which consisted of Code Sections 20-2-350 through 20-2-356, was repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 60, effective July 1, 2000.   This part, pertaining to school districts where parents live or work on state property, was based on Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 1, Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 2, Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 3, Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 4, Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 5, Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 7, Ga. L. 1962, p. 71, § 6.
GA Code § 20-2-360 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 7 - Additional State Aid|§ 20-2-360. Through 20-2-362

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 61, effective July 1, 2000.   Editor's notes.   - Part 3 of this article, which consisted of Code Sections 20-2-360 through 20-2-362, was repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 61, effective July 1, 2000.    This part, pertaining to grants to compensate for loss of tax revenue from financial institutions, was based on Code 1981, § 20-2-360, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 823, § 1; Code 1981, § 20-2-361, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 823, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 20; Code 1981, § 20-2-362, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 823, § 1.
GA Code § 20-2-371 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 8 - Consolidation of Independent and County School Systems|§ 20-2-371. Proceedings When Vote Favors Repeal and Consolidation

 When the results of an election held under Code Section 20-2-370 are declared and published in favor of repealing such independent school system, making the territory included in the system thereby to become a part of the county school system, such independent or local school system shall continue to function under its local laws, organizations, and regulations until the county board of education shall arrange for the operation by them of such school or schools within the local system as a part of their public school system.   (Ga. L. 1926, Ex. Sess., p. 40, § 2; Code 1933, § 32-1202.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Systems cannot merge except by constitutional amendment or statutory procedure.   - No existing county school system can legally merge with an independent school system except by constitutional amendment or by following the present statutory procedure. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 335.   No existing county board of education and independent school system can merge except either by following the present statutory procedure, or through the adoption of a constitutional amendment changing the existing systems. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 143.   County, not state, board arranges for operation of merged local system.   - Former Code 1933, §§ 32-1201 and 32-1202 set forth the procedure for the merger of an independent school system with the county school system and provide that the county board of education shall arrange for the operation of the local system as a part of the county public school system; this is a function of the county board of education and not the State Board of Education. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 513.   Former homestead exemptions not subject to county tax.   - When an independent school system of a city was merged with the county school system, the homestead exemptions granted under Ga. L. 1946, p. 12 to the residents of the city were not subject to the tax levied by the county for school purposes. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 348.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 36, 40, 48.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 87, 89.
GA Code § 20-2-372 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 8 - Consolidation of Independent and County School Systems|§ 20-2-372. Effect of Repeal and Consolidation

 Where any local or independent system is repealed by and in the manner provided in Code Sections 20-2-370 and 20-2-371, the territory formerly included in such independent system shall become and constitute a school district of the county in which it is located and shall enjoy the same privileges and shall be governed by the same laws as other school districts in the county, including the authority to levy local taxes for school purposes; provided, however, that the rate for such taxation shall not exceed the rate allowed by law to other similar school districts.   (Ga. L. 1926, Ex. Sess., p. 40, § 3; Code 1933, § 32-1203.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Systems cannot merge except by constitutional amendment or statutory procedure.   - No existing county school system can legally merge with an independent school system except by constitutional amendment or by following the present statutory procedure. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 335.   No existing county board of education and independent school system can merge except either by following the present statutory procedure or through the adoption of a constitutional amendment changing the existing systems. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 143.   When merged, former homestead exemptions not subject to county tax.   - When an independent school system of a city was merged with the county school system, the homestead exemptions granted under Ga. L. 1946, p. 12 to the residents of the city were not subject to the tax levied by the county for school purposes. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 348.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 36, 40, 48.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 87, 89, 90.
GA Code § 20-2-373 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 8 - Consolidation of Independent and County School Systems|§ 20-2-373. Applicability of Article

 Nothing contained in this article shall apply to a municipal or independent school system of a municipality having a population of 200,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1920 or any future such census.    (Ga. L. 1927, p. 160, § 1; Code 1981, §20-2-373, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 19.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1927, p. 160, § 1 was not codified in the 1933 Code or in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. However, because of the similarity of subject matter between that Act and the 1982 Act which enacted this Code section, the 1927 Act has been added to the historical citation for this Code section.
GA Code § 20-2-500 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 10 - Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools|§ 20-2-500. Contracts for Purchases Authorized of Certain Supplies, Materials, Equipment, or Agricultural Products to Give Preference to In-State Manufacturers or Producers; Purchases Over $100,000.00; Vendor Preferences

    Local boards of education shall provide that contracts for or purchases of supplies, materials, equipment, or agricultural products, including but not limited to school buses but not including instructional materials or beverages for immediate consumption, for public elementary and secondary schools supported in whole or in part from public funds shall give preference as far as may be reasonable and practicable to such supplies, materials, equipment, and agricultural products as may be manufactured or produced in this state. Such preference shall not sacrifice quality.   Local boards of education shall provide that, in determining whether such a preference is reasonable in any case where the value of a contract for or purchase of such supplies, materials, equipment, or agricultural products exceeds $100,000.00, the local school district shall consider, among other factors, information submitted by the bidder which may include the bidder's estimate of the multiplier effect on gross state domestic product and the effect on public revenues of the state and the effect on public revenues of political subdivisions resulting from acceptance of a bid or offer to sell Georgia manufactured or produced goods as opposed to out-of-state manufactured or produced goods. Any such estimates shall be in writing. No local school district shall divide a contract or purchase which exceeds $100,000.00 for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this paragraph.     Vendors resident in the State of Georgia are to be granted the same preference over vendors resident in another state in the same manner, on the same basis, and to the same extent that preference is granted in awarding bids for the same goods or services by such other state to vendors resident therein over vendors resident in the State of Georgia.   Nothing in this Code section shall negate the requirements of Code Section 50-5-73.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 335, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 204, § 1/SB 44; Ga. L. 2010, p. 308, § 3/SB 447; Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 25/HB 706.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2009, p. 204, § 6/SB 44, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall not be applied to impair an obligation of any contract entered into prior to July 1, 2009.   Ga. L. 2010, p. 308, § 4/SB 447, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to contracts which are first advertised or otherwise given public notice on or after July 1, 2010.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 28 et seq., 83, 135 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 235, 236, 500 et seq., 560 et seq. 78A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 699, 703, 704, 726, 728 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-501 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 10 - Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools|§ 20-2-501. Through 20-2-503

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, §§ 26-28/HB 706, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - These Code sections were based on Ga. L. 1952, p. 334, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 335, §§ 2-3.
GA Code § 20-2-504 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 10 - Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools|§ 20-2-504. Authority to Contract for Pupil Transportation

 County, independent, and area school systems shall have authority to contract for the transportation of pupils in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 20-2-506.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 102; Code 1933, § 32-928; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1142, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1035, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Power to enter into transportation contracts, § 20- 2-1071.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Section is not applicable to contracts made before the law's passage. Board of Educ. v. Southern Mich. Nat'l Bank, 184 Ga. 641, 192 S.E. 382 (1937).
GA Code § 20-2-505.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 10 - Contracts and Purchases by Public Schools|§ 20-2-505.1. Board Transacting Business With Bank or Similar Institution in Which Member Has Interest

 A local board of education having any member thereof who is an employee, stockholder, director, or officer of a bank or similar financial institution shall nevertheless be authorized to transact business with such bank or financial institution without the board or member thereby incurring any criminal liability therefor, as long as such member owns less than 30 percent of the stock or other ownership interest in such bank or financial institution.    (Code 1981, §20-2-505.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1687, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-600 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 12 - Leasing Public School Property for Private Purposes|§ 20-2-600. Leases of 50 Years or Less Authorized

 The various counties, cities, municipalities, county boards of education, city boards of education, and governing bodies of independent school districts or systems of this state shall have authority to lease any schoolhouse or other school property that it has determined is no longer needed for school purposes to any person, group of persons, or corporation, provided that the lease shall be for a period not longer than 50 years.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 10, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 38, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1247, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Distinction between lease under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-600 and permit under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-520. - There is one significant distinction between the situation of a lease not exceeding five (now fifteen) years under Ga. L. 1951, p. 241, § 28 (with compensation involved) and a mere permit under former Code 1933, § 32-909 (no monetary consideration involved). When the local board enters into a lease agreement such as the lease of a particular classroom to a private teacher during specified hours, the lease will be binding upon the board during the term of the lease even though it might to some extent interfere with the use of the classroom for school purposes; when, however, there is only a "free of charge" permission to teach private lessons, such use by a private teacher for private lessons could become illegal if the use interfered with the primary use of the school building or any room or part thereof for public education purposes. 1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 401.   Board may not lease unused school facility to state college.   - Insofar as general state law is concerned, a county board of education would be legally safe in leasing out an unused school facility to a college of this state for a period of up to five years. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U76-2.   Board may not lease unused school facility to private citizens.   - County board of education has no authority to lease school property no longer needed for school purposes to private citizens to be used as a recreation center. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 98.   When board acts beyond jurisdiction, members subject to individual liability.   - County board of education, if acting beyond the scope of the board's lawful jurisdiction in leasing school buildings, might thereby subject the board's members to individual liability in case someone is hurt or an accident happens on this property. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 98.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 102.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 510 et seq.   ALR.   - Zoning regulations as applied to private and parochial schools below the college level, 74 A.L.R.3d 14.
GA Code § 20-2-601 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 12 - Leasing Public School Property for Private Purposes|§ 20-2-601. Article Applicable to All Public School Systems

 This article shall apply to all public school systems in this state, including those maintained and operated by counties and cities and independent local systems.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 10, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 53.)
GA Code § 20-2-620 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 13 - Suspending and Reopening Local School Systems|§ 20-2-620. Through 20-2-627

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1344, § 1, effective July 1, 1990.   Editor's notes.   - This article, which consisted of Code Sections 20-2-620 through 20-2-627, providing for suspending and reopening local school systems, was based on Ga. L. 1961, p. 31, §§ 1-7, 9; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 53; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 20.   Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 20/SB 340, effective April 29, 2014, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, reserved the designation of this article.
GA Code § 20-2-640 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 14 - Education Grants|§ 20-2-640. Through 20-2-650

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 318, § 1/HB 27, effective July 1, 2005.   Editor's notes.   - This article was based on Ga. L. 1961, p. 35, §§ 1-3, 5, 6; Ga. L. 1962, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 514, §§ 1-9; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 206; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 53; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 20.
GA Code § 20-2-660 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 15 - Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency|§ 20-2-660. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency Act."    (Code 1981, §20-2-661, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.)
GA Code § 20-2-661 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 15 - Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency|§ 20-2-661. Legislative Intent and Findings

  The General Assembly acknowledges that student data is a vital resource for parents, teachers, and school staff, and it is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that student data is safeguarded and that students' and parents' privacy is honored, respected, and protected.   The General Assembly finds that:   Student data allows parents and students to make more informed choices about educational programs and to better gauge a student's educational progress and needs;   Teachers and school staff utilize student data in planning responsive education programs and services, scheduling students into appropriate classes, and completing reports for educational agencies;   Student information is critical in helping educators assist students in successfully graduating from high school and preparing to enter the workforce or postsecondary education;   In emergencies, certain information should be readily available to school officials and emergency personnel to assist students and their families;   A limited amount of this information makes up a student's permanent record or transcript; and   Student information is important for educational purposes, and it is also critically important to ensure that student information is protected, safeguarded, kept private, and used only by appropriate educational authorities to serve the best interests of the student.       (Code 1981, §20-2-661, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.)
GA Code § 20-2-665 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 15 - Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency|§ 20-2-665. Prohibition on the Reporting and Collection of Certain Data

  Unless required by state or federal law or in cases of health or safety emergencies, local boards of education shall not report to the department the following student data or student information:   Juvenile delinquency records;   Criminal records; or   Medical and health records.     Unless required by state or federal law or in cases of health or safety emergencies, schools shall not collect the following data on students or their families:   Political affiliation;   Voting history;   Income, except as required by law or where a local board of education determines income information is required to apply for, administer, research, or evaluate programs to assist students from low-income families; or   Religious affiliation or beliefs.       (Code 1981, §20-2-665, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.)
GA Code § 20-2-668 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 15 - Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency|§ 20-2-668. Rules and Regulations

  The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article.   As of July 1, 2016, any existing collection of student data by the department shall not be considered provisional student data.     (Code 1981, §20-2-668, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.)
GA Code § 20-2-991.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Liability Insurance for State and Local School Officials and Employees|§ 20-2-991.1. Including Nonprofit Organizations, Their Members, and School Volunteers in Policies and Indemnity Contracts

 A policy of liability insurance or contract of indemnity purchased pursuant to Code Section 20-2-991 by a board of education of a county, city, or independent school system may, in the board's discretion, include provisions insuring nonprofit organizations, their members, and school volunteers against damages arising out of the performance of volunteer duties in support of the educational purposes of the school system, when such duties are authorized by the board or its designee; provided, however, that the inclusion of such provisions relating to nonprofit organizations and their members (1) has no effect whatsoever on the cost of the policy or contract so purchased either at its initial purchase or upon renewal and (2) does not require the expenditure of state, county, federal, or local funds for the administration of such provisions.    (Code 1981, §20-2-991.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 326, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1999, p. 326, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the 1999 amendment was applicable to policies and contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 1999.
GA Code § 20-2-993 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Liability Insurance for State and Local School Officials and Employees|§ 20-2-993. Defense of Actions Against Officials and Employees

 In lieu of obtaining the insurance or indemnity referred to in Code Section 20-2-991 or in addition thereto, such boards may, as part of the compensation and terms of employment of the members thereof and of the officials and employees thereof, adopt policies whereby the board will undertake to defend all or specified civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal actions brought or maintained against such members or such officials and employees arising out of the performance of their duties or in any way connected therewith, whether based upon negligence, violation of contract rights, or violation of civil, constitutional, common-law, or other statutory rights, whether state or federal. Such board may expend state, county, federal, and local funds, or any combination thereof, for such purposes, including, but not limited to attorney's fees, court costs, deposition costs, witness fees and compensation, and all other like costs, expenses, and fees; provided, however, that any and all legal representation of the State Board of Education, the State School Superintendent, and employees of the state board shall be through the office of the Attorney General.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 1267, § 4; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1181, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Local board cannot establish program of self-insurance for itself.   - While a local board of education could establish a program of self-insurance to cover the deductible portion of any liability imposed upon the board's officers or employees, the board could not do so for itself and would be limited to the protection expressly authorized by Ga. L. 1973, p. 1267, § 2 or Ga. L. 1973, p. 1267, § 2. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-61.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Funds, §§ 47, 50. 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 133.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 9.   ALR.   - Tort liability of public schools and institutions of higher learning for accidents due to condition of buildings or equipment, 34 A.L.R.3d 1166.   Tort liability of public schools and institutions of higher learning for accidents associated with the transportation of students, 23 A.L.R.5th 1.