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GA Code § 20-2-982 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-982. Purpose

 The following constitute the major purposes of this part:    To simplify and make more efficient the process of certifying educational personnel in Georgia;   To attract the highest possible number of qualified personnel to become educators in Georgia;   To promote the hiring of qualified educators from other states to work in Georgia schools;   To improve the level of preparation of educators, both pre-service and in-service, by requiring for purposes of certification those essential skills and that knowledge needed to deliver effective education;   To adopt standards of professional performance and a code of professional ethics for educators, both of which shall represent standards of performance and conduct which are generally accepted by educators of this state;   To investigate reports of specified criminal conduct, violations of professional or ethical codes of conduct, and violations of certain rules, regulations, and policies by school system educators;   To enforce the requirement that local school systems promptly report specified criminal conduct of school system educators to the commission; and   To impose disciplinary action or a denial of a certificate against an educator.     (Code 1981, §20-2-982, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 3.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, the subsection "(a)" designation was deleted at the beginning of this Code section, since there is no subsection (b).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Prof'l Stds. Comm'n v. Smith, 257 Ga. App. 418, 571 S.E.2d 443 (2002).
GA Code § 20-2-982.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-982.1. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Commission" means the Professional Standards Commission.   "Educator" means teachers and school or school system administrators and other education personnel of this state who hold certificates, permits, or other certification documents, including clearance certificates, issued by the Professional Standards Commission and persons who have applied for but have not yet received or have been denied such certificates, permits, or other certification documents from the Professional Standards Commission.   "Expungement" means the records are destroyed pursuant to subsection (e) of Code Section 20-2-984.5 in accordance with an established records retention schedule.   "Local board" means the board of education of any local school system.   "Local school system" means any county school system or any independent school system of a municipality.   "Local superintendent" means the school superintendent of any local school system.   "State board" means the State Board of Education.   "State superintendent" means the State School Superintendent.   "Teaching" means any professional service rendered or performed by an educator.     (Code 1981, §20-2-982.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 237, § 1F/HB 1079; Ga. L. 2011, p. 511, § 4/HB 285.)
GA Code § 20-2-984.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-984.1. Professional Standards Commission - Adoption of Standards of Performance and a Code of Ethics

  It shall be the duty of the commission, by regulation, to adopt standards of performance and a code of ethics for educators. The standards of performance and code of ethics shall represent standards of performance and conduct which are generally accepted by educators of this state. In adopting regulations as provided in this Code section, the commission shall seek the advice of educators of this state. The standards of performance and code of ethics adopted by the commission shall be limited to professional performance and professional ethics.   Upon the adoption by the commission of standards of performance and a code of ethics as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, educators of this state shall be obliged to meet and comply with such standards of performance and to abide by such code of ethics.     (Code 1981, §20-2-984.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 7.)
GA Code § 20-2-984.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-984.2. Professional Standards Commission - Reports of Criminal Offenses to Local Boards of Education; Requests by Local Boards for Investigation; Immunity

  Superintendents, associate or assistant superintendents, or directors of personnel shall make an immediate written report to the local board of education upon receiving a written report from any identified school system personnel or parent or custodian of a child enrolled in the school system that any school system educator employed by the local unit of administration has committed any of the following specifically identified crimes:   Murder, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, or kidnapping, as defined in Chapter 5 of Title 16;   Any sexual offense, as provided for in Code Sections 16-6-1 through 16-6-17 or Code Sections 16-6-20 through 16-6-22.2;   Any sexual exploitation of a minor as provided for in Code Section 16-12-100;   Any offense involving marijuana or a controlled substance, as provided for in Chapter 13 of Title 16;   Any offense involving theft, as provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 16; or   Unlawfully operating a motor vehicle after being declared a habitual violator for violating Code Section 40-5-54, 40-6-391, 40-6-392, or 40-6-394 or any combination of such Code sections.     If the local board of education determines that the matters reported under subsection (a) of this Code section warrant investigation, then the local board of education shall, within a reasonable period of time but not later than 30 days from receipt of the report, transmit such report to the commission with a request for investigation. The reporting administrator and the local board of education shall have a good faith, reasonable basis to believe that the incident occurred or evidence exists and shall, in the written report, set forth such basis and detail the nature of the incident, evidence, and names of any and all known witnesses; and in so reporting the administrator and the local board shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.   The willful failure of any such local school system administrator to comply with subsection (a) of this Code section shall be grounds for the commission's recommending to the local board of education or the State Board of Education, or both, imposition on the administrator of any of the disciplinary actions set forth in Code Section 20-2-984.5.   The reporting requirements set forth in this Code section are in addition to and not a substitute for any and all other reporting requirements related to child abuse which exist under Georgia law.     (Code 1981, §20-2-984.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 7.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1998, "of this Code section" was substituted for "of this Code Section" in the first sentence of subsection (b).
GA Code § 20-2-985 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-985. Professional Standards Commission - Selection of Chairman; Calling of Meetings; Quorum; Minutes; Annual Report

  The Governor shall annually select a chairman from the membership of the commission.Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or upon the request in writing of a majority of the commission.A majority of such quorum shall have authority to act upon any matter properly brought before the commission.   The commission shall keep minutes of its meetings and make an annual written report available for inspection.     (Ga. L. 1976, p. 966, §§ 5, 6; Code 1981, §20-2-985, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 836, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2365, § 6.)
GA Code § 20-2-986 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-986. Professional Standards Commission - Reimbursement; Retention of Income and Benefit Rights by Members Employed by State Agency or Political Subdivision; Reimbursement for Employee's Performance of Duties as Commission Member

 Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall, upon approval by the chairman, be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official commission business as provided by Code Section 45-7-20. No member of the commission, with the exception of members of the executive committee of the commission, shall be reimbursed from any public funds for such expenses for more than 30 days during each calendar year, except that there shall be no limitation on the number of meeting days for one year after July 1, 1991. A member of the commission who is an employee of an agency of the state, or any of its political subdivisions, including school systems, shall be permitted to attend commission meetings and perform other commission duties without loss of income or other benefits. An agency of Georgia, or any of its political subdivisions, including school systems, which employs a member of the commission and employs a person to replace such member during the member's performance of commission duties or incurs other additional expenses as a result of such performance shall be reimbursed for the actual amount of any costs so incurred.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 966, § 7; Ga. L. 1977, p. 999, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1065, § 3; Code 1981, §20-2-986, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 836, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1201, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 20; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2365, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 397, § 7.)
GA Code § 20-2-988 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-988. Duties and Authority of Commission

  The Professional Standards Commission shall evaluate transcripts and issue certificates for all educational personnel seeking certification.   The commission shall follow policies consistent with general education objectives established under Georgia statutes.   The commission shall have the authority to hear the public, the teaching profession, and professional groups and associations on any matter of concern under the jurisdiction of the commission.   The commission has the authority to appoint panels of educators, including public school classroom teachers, to serve as members of teams visiting institutions and school systems having teacher education programs for purposes associated with the process of approving said programs.The commission shall also have the authority to review any report of such teams and to determine whether or not programs proposed for its approval meet its adopted criteria.     (Ga. L. 1976, p. 966, § 9; Code 1981, §20-2-988, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 836, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-989 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-989. Appropriation of Operating Funds

 The funds necessary for the operation of the commission shall come from funds specifically appropriated or otherwise made available to the Professional Standards Commission.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 966, §§ 10, 11; Code 1981, §20-2-989, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 836, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-989.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 10 - Professional Standards|§ 20-2-989.1. Classifications for Certificated Personnel; Functions of State Board Transferred to Commission

  The classifications established by the State Board of Education pursuant to Code Section 20-2-200 shall remain in effect until such time as the commission creates classifications for certificated personnel under the terms of this part.Such new classifications will clearly describe the relationship between pre-existing classifications established by the board and the new classifications established by the commission.Until such time as the new classifications are approved, the commission is empowered to approve, grant, deny, or withhold certificates under the existing classifications established by the state board.   It is the intent of this part to transfer to the Professional Standards Commission all functions previously performed by the state board with regard to certification and all functions related thereto, except with regard to public librarians.     (Code 1981, §20-2-989.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1546, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1796, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, this Code section, which was enacted as Code Section 20-2-990, was redesignated as Code Section 20-2-989.1, since a Code Section 20-2-990 already existed.
GA Code § 20-2-989.5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 11 - Complaints Policy|§ 20-2-989.5. Legislative Intent; Adoption of Complaints Policy

  It is the intent of this part to resolve problems at the lowest possible organizational level with a minimum of conflict and formal proceedings so that good morale may be maintained, effective job performance may be enhanced, and the citizens of the community may be better served.These procedures require local units of administration to implement a simple, expeditious, and fair process for resolving problems at the lowest administrative level.   It shall be the duty of all local units of administration to adopt a complaints policy for certified personnel that shall contain the definitions and standards provided in this part.     (Code 1981, §20-2-989.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3303, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-989.6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 11 - Complaints Policy|§ 20-2-989.6. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Administrator" means the individual at each level designated by the local unit of administration to preside over and make decisions with respect to complaints.   "Central office administrator" means the local school system superintendent or the director of a Regional Education Service Agency (RESA).   "Complaint" means any claim by a certified employee of any local unit of administration who is affected in his or her employment relationship by an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of statutes, policies, rules, regulations, or written agreements of the local unit of administration with which the local unit of administration is required to comply.   "Local unit of administration" means the local board of education or the local board of control of a RESA.     (Code 1981, §20-2-989.6, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3303, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-989.9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 11 - Complaints Policy|§ 20-2-989.9. Supplemental Rules and Policies Authorized

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a local unit of administration from adopting supplemental rules and policies not inconsistent with this part that grant additional substantive and procedural rights to the complainant with respect to this part.    (Code 1981, §20-2-989.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3303, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-989.10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 11 - Complaints Policy|§ 20-2-989.10. Collective Bargaining Not Permitted or Fostered

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to permit or foster collective bargaining as part of the state rules or local unit of administration policies.    (Code 1981, §20-2-989.10, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3303, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Collective Bargaining Rights of Graduate Students, and Teaching and Research Assistants, Under State Law, 58 A.L.R.7th Art. 7.
GA Code § 20-2-989.11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 11 - Complaints Policy|§ 20-2-989.11. Appeals to State Board of Education

 Appeals from the decision of the local unit of administration to the State Board of Education shall be governed by state board policy and Code Section 20-2-1160.    (Code 1981, §20-2-989.11, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3303, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 20/HB 942.)
GA Code § 20-2-989.20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Part 12 - Grade Integrity|§ 20-2-989.20. No Teacher to Be Required or Coerced Into Changing Student Grades; Ethical Violation; Change of Grade by Person Other Than Classroom Teacher

  No classroom teacher shall be required, coerced, intimidated, or disciplined in any manner by the local board of education, superintendent, or any local school administrator to change the grade of a student. This subsection shall not apply when a teacher has failed to comply with grading policies or rules adopted by the local board of education or written procedures established by an individual school that are applicable to the grading process, unless such policy, rule, or procedure would require a student be given a grade different than the actual grade achieved. A violation of this Code section shall constitute an ethics violation reportable to the Professional Standards Commission pursuant to Part 10 of this article.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prevent a principal or other local school administrator from discussing the grade of a student with a classroom teacher.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prevent a central office administrator, superintendent, or local school administrator from changing a student's grade. Any grade change made by a person other than the classroom teacher must be clearly indicated in the student's school records and must indicate the person responsible for making such grade change.     (Code 1981, §20-2-989.20, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 253, § 2/SB 9.)
GA Code § 20-2-1072 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 22 - School Buses|Part 1 - Powers of State and Local School Officials|§ 20-2-1072. Financial Interest in Transportation Facilities or Sale of School Buses, School Bus Equipment, or School Bus Supplies of State and Local School Authorities Prohibited

 No member of the Department of Education or county school superintendent or member of the county board of education shall be financially interested in procuring and operating means or facilities for school bus transportation or in selling school buses, school bus equipment, or school bus supplies to county boards of education.   (Ga. L. 1947, p. 1461, § 4.)   Cross references.   - Codes of ethics and conflicts of interests for public employees, § 45-10-20.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    It is clear that this section applies to all county boards of education without any exception.  1950-51 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 45.   County board cannot do business with private enterprise owned by board member.   - It is illegal for a county board of education to do business with a private enterprise, corporation, or partnership either partly or wholly owned by a member of the county board of education. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 148.   County board member prohibited from operating school transportation means or facilities.   - Member of a county board of education would be prohibited from operating either the means or the facilities for school bus transportation for the county board. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 56.   County commissioner not prohibited from operating school bus.   - Since this section does not apply to a county commissioner of roads and revenues (now county commissioner), there is no law prohibiting such an office holder from operating a county school bus. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 233.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 262.   C.J.S.   - 78A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 1044 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-1073 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 22 - School Buses|Part 1 - Powers of State and Local School Officials|§ 20-2-1073. Transportation Forbidden if Certified Detrimental to Student's Health; Penalty

 It shall be unlawful to transport any student to or from any public school in this state if a physician, licensed to practice medicine in this state, shall have certified to the superintendent of the county or independent school system, in writing, that the transportation of such student would be detrimental to the health of the student. It shall be unlawful to expend or use public funds for the transportation of students for whom a certificate has been filed by a physician. Any person, school superintendent, or member of a county or independent board of education violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 870, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-1074 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 22 - School Buses|Part 1 - Powers of State and Local School Officials|§ 20-2-1074. Transportation for Elderly, Persons With Disabilities, and 4-H Activities

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, including Code Section 20-2-411, county and independent school systems may use school buses to provide transportation for the elderly, persons with disabilities, and 4-H activities if the cost of such transportation is reimbursed in full from federal, state, local, or funds other than school funds.   (Code 1933, § 32-942.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1446, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1693, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 20; Ga. L. 1986, p. 149, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 15.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Use of school buses by community groups.   - Local board of education may not allow community organizations or private recreational organizations to use a school bus for purposes other than transporting pupils to and from schools or activities which are an integral part of the educational program, even if the group pays all expenses associated with the use of the bus, except that local boards may allow community organizations or private recreational organizations to use school buses to provide transportation for the elderly and the handicapped if the cost of such transportation is reimbursed in full from funds other than school funds. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 85-34.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 278 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 78A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 1030 et seq., 1040.