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GA Code § 20-2-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-13. Educational Research; Preparation and Publication of Instructional Material

 The State Board of Education may use and allocate money for educational research and preparation and publication of instructional material, and such funds may be paid upon approval of the Governor.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 403, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1972, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 16, 125, 126, 129 et seq., 349 et seq., 353.   C.J.S.   - 78A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 736, 1074 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-15. Acceptance of Federal and Other Aid to Educational Television

 The State Board of Education is authorized and is designated the proper state agency to receive all federal funds and any other funds that may be appropriated, granted, or otherwise made available to the state for educational television purposes at all levels of education and shall, after receipt of such funds, use, allot, or distribute them in accordance with the intent, terms, and conditions of such appropriations and grants.   (Ga. L. 1963, p. 431, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Acceptance of bequests, donations, by State Board of Education, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. II, Para. I; Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. IV, Para. I(e).   Acceptance of bequests, donations, grants, and transfers by local boards of education, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. V, Para. VI.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Board can accept donations and apply funds directly to support educational television.   - State Board of Education can accept donations and apply those funds to the support of educational television without depositing such funds in the state treasury. Since the funds would not be drawn from the state treasury, the funds would not be subject to the appropriations process. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-4.   If funds designated for solicitation purposes, board can so use.    - If the State Board of Education receives funds by appropriation, grant, or donation which are specifically designated for the purpose of soliciting other funds, then this section contains express authority for the board to use such funds for that purpose. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-4 (see O.C.G.A. § 20-2-13).   Board cannot expend state funds to make solicitations for donations.   - Implied power of the State Board of Education does not extend to the expenditure of state funds to make general solicitations for donations since such an expenditure is not clearly authorized, nor is it reasonably necessary to the exercise of the authority to receive voluntary donations. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-4.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Legal aspects of television, 15 A.L.R.2d 785; 56 A.L.R.3d 386; 57 A.L.R.3d 8.
GA Code § 20-2-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-16. Acceptance and Allotment of Federal Aid and Other Funds for School Construction; Determining Needs; Planning Financing; Building Code; Safety Inspections and Recommendations

  The State Board of Education is authorized to receive any federal funds or any other funds made available to it for schoolhouse construction or improvement of the schools under its jurisdiction and to allot such funds to the boards of education of county and independent school systems under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the state board, subject to such limitations as may be imposed in the grant or appropriation of such funds.   In order to assist the boards of education of county and independent school systems, upon their request, the state board is authorized to make comprehensive studies to determine the need for and the location of public school buildings, to determine the safety and educational requirements of public school buildings, to plan the methods of financing the cost of constructing and equipping such buildings, and to establish a code of school building practices and standards.   The state board is authorized to inspect any public school building and, if such building is found to be dangerous to the lives or health of the pupils, to notify the county or independent board of education in writing of the unsafe or unhealthful conditions revealed, including in the notification specific suggestions for the correction of such unsafe or unhealthful conditions.    (Ga. L. 1945, p. 200, §§ 1-3.)   Cross references.   - Standards and requirements for construction of buildings and other structures generally, T. 8, C. 2.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Sheffield v. State Sch. Bldg. Auth., 208 Ga. 575, 68 S.E.2d 590 (1952).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Initiation of code of building standards.   - Establishment of code of school building standards cannot be initiated by State Department of Education but is dependent upon a request by a school system. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 86.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 357 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 566 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-17. Lease of State Property to Local School Boards

 The Department of Education, on behalf of the state, may lease for periods up to four years any state-owned property in its control and held for its use to county school boards, city school boards, or other like agencies in the state having the power to operate and regulate any public school in the state, provided that any such property so leased shall be used by the lessee only for administrative, maintenance, warehouse, or storage purposes.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 472, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Power of school or local authorities as to granting leases of school property, 111 A.L.R. 1051.   Zoning regulations as applied to public elementary and high schools, 74 A.L.R.3d 136.
GA Code § 20-2-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-18. Continuation of Trusts for Institutions for Blind and Deaf; Board to Be Trustee

 Any trust fund or property, real, personal, or mixed, specifically including the "Pupils' Trust Fund" pertaining to the Georgia Academy for the Blind, that may have been created by will or otherwise as a fund or gift or donation or devise to any board of trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind or the Georgia School for the Deaf or the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, or to any executor or trustee to and for the use, benefit, or on behalf of any such institution, shall not lapse but shall remain valid and of full force and effect; and such beneficial interest under any such deed or gift or will or other conveyance shall vest in the State Board of Education as trustee to and for the use, benefit, and on behalf of the institution intended to be benefited by the gift, devise, or other conveyance in its favor. In any case in which any deed or gift or will or other conveyance for the use or benefit of the Academy for the Blind or the schools for the deaf requires a trustee and no trustee shall exist, the state board shall be and become a substituted trustee to carry out the beneficial purposes of such gift, devise, or conveyance.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 230, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 645, § 7.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 90 C.J.S., Trusts, §§ 207, 208, 223.
GA Code § 20-2-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-19. Receipt and Review of Asbestos Management Plans by State Board of Education; Disapproval of Plans; Funding; Regulation; Accreditation; Effect on Other Powers of Board

  The Governor may designate the State Board of Education to receive and review asbestos management plans of local boards of education and of owners of private, nonprofit elementary and secondary school buildings, as provided in the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, 100 Stat. 2970, P.L. 99-519, amending P.L. 99-469, hereinafter referred to as "AHERA." Any such designation by the Governor prior to March 31, 1988, is ratified and affirmed and shall have effect from the date thereof.   The State Board of Education may receive and disapprove such plans upon the grounds stated in and as provided in AHERA.   The State Board of Education may apply for, accept, and disburse federal funds to local boards of education and to owners of private, nonprofit elementary and secondary school buildings for activities involving the preparation and implementation of asbestos management plans. The State Board of Education may apply for, accept, and utilize federal funds for its activities under this Code section, including the training and accreditation of staff.   The State Board of Education shall prescribe such policies, rules, regulations, and standards as it deems appropriate to carry out purposes of AHERA.   The State Board of Education shall have the authority to adopt an accreditation program and accredit persons who inspect and prepare management plans and conduct response activities for local units of administration, as defined by AHERA.   The powers bestowed by this Code section shall be cumulative of other powers of the State Board of Education and shall not diminish them in any way. This Code section shall not be construed to diminish the powers of any other state agency or instrumentality.     (Code 1981, §20-2-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 612, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Georgia Asbestos Safety Act, T. 12, C. 12.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, "March 31, 1988," was substituted for "the effective date of this Code section" in the second sentence of subsection (a).   U.S. Code.   - The federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, referred to in this Code section, is codified primarily at 15 U.S.C. § 2641 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 1 - State Board of Education|§ 20-2-20. Regional Offices Authorized; Employees

 The State Board of Education is authorized to establish regional offices of the Department of Education, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Should the state board establish such regional offices of the Department of Education, their service areas shall be congruous with the service areas of regional educational service agencies as provided for in Code Section 20-2-270 and may include more than one regional educational service agency. All employees of such regional offices shall be employees of the Department of Education.    (Code 1981, §20-2-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 5.)   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.'"
GA Code § 20-2-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-31. Qualifications

 To render a person eligible to hold the office of State School Superintendent, he or she shall hold a four-year degree from an accredited college or university. No person who has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude shall be eligible to hold the office of State School Superintendent.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 55; Code 1933, § 32-502; Ga. L. 1963, p. 510, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1997, p. 690, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Qualifications generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. III, Para. II.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Qualifications to be read broadly.    - Assuming O.C.G.A. § 20-2-31 is enforceable, the qualifications for the office of State School Superintendent contained in that section should be read broadly so that the requirement of three years' practical experience as a teacher could include three years' experience as a teacher in a school classroom even if the person has no teachers' certification. Whether a particular candidate meets such qualification is a factual issue to be determined on a case by case basis. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U93-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 68, 69.
GA Code § 20-2-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-32. Bond; Oath

 Upon entering upon the discharge of his official duties, the State School Superintendent shall give bond in the penal sum of $50,000.00 to the state, with some approved surety company which shall be acceptable to the Secretary of State, conditioned that he will truly account for and apply all money or other property which may come into his hands in his official capacity for the use and benefit of the purposes for which it is intended and that he will faithfully perform the duties enjoined upon him by law. He shall take and subscribe an oath to discharge the duties of his office diligently and faithfully. The bond, with certified endorsement thereon, shall be filed with the Secretary of State, and the premium charged for such bond shall be paid out of the state treasury.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 56; Code 1933, § 32-503; Ga. L. 1964, p. 677, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Official bonds generally, T. 45, C. 4.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 369. 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 167.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 152, 324, 325.
GA Code § 20-2-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-33. Compensation and Expenses

 The State School Superintendent shall be compensated as provided in Code Sections 45-7-3 and 45-7-4. He shall also be reimbursed for his expenses incurred in connection with the official duties of his office as provided in Code Section 45-7-21.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 66; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 96; Code 1933, § 32-510; Ga. L. 1937, p. 864, § 5; Ga. L. 1941, p. 573, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 639, § 1; Ga. L. 1947, p. 673, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 613, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 1184, § 1; Code 1933, § 32-510, enacted by Ga. L. 1966, p. 394, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 116, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 701, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1978, p. 4, §§ 1-3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 308, 309, 311, 317.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 102.
GA Code § 20-2-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-34. Recommendations to State Board of Education; Suspension of County School Superintendents; Appeal

 The State School Superintendent shall carry out and enforce all the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and the laws governing the schools receiving state aid; he shall from time to time make such recommendations to the state board as may affect the welfare and efficiency of the public schools. He shall have authority to suspend a county school superintendent for incompetency, willful neglect of duty, misconduct, immorality, or the commission of any crime involving moral turpitude, provided that all of his acts in this matter shall be subject to the approval of the state board and the party so suspended may appeal his case to the state board, whose decision shall be final.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 58; Code 1933, § 32-505; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 20.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Superintendent not authorized to determine title to county office upon suspending local superintendent.   - While the State School Superintendent has the right to suspend a county superintendent for certain causes, the law does not provide or empower the superintendent with the authority to determine the title to this county office. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 203.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 500 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-35. Duty to Visit Counties

 It shall be the duty of the State School Superintendent to visit, as often as possible, the several counties for the purpose of examining into the administration of the school law, counseling with school officers, delivering public addresses, inspecting school operations, and doing such other acts as he may deem in the interest of public education.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 59; Code 1933, § 32-506.)
GA Code § 20-2-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-36. Duty in Case of Misapplication of State Funds

 In the event of a misapplication of any of the funds apportioned to any of the institutions of learning or schools receiving state aid, the State School Superintendent shall at once proceed to recover such funds by the institution of proper proceedings in the courts after demand to settle the matter is made upon the party misapplying the funds.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 60; Code 1933, § 32-507.)   Cross references.   - Accounting for public funds generally, T. 45, C. 8.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Funds usable for professional organization membership if school derives tangible educational benefit.   - School funds may be used to pay dues for membership in a professional organization if the school board and school system derive some tangible educational benefit from membership in the organization. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-72.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Right of school district to maintain action based on misapportionment of school money, 105 A.L.R. 1273.
GA Code § 20-2-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-37. Annual Reports by State School Superintendent

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 2, effective July 1, 1986.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 61; Code 1933, § 32-508 and Ga. L. 1976, p. 540, § 1.
GA Code § 20-2-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 2 - State School Superintendent|§ 20-2-38. Requiring Reports From Local School Officials

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 2, effective July 1, 1986.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 75 and Code 1933, § 32-515.
GA Code § 20-2-49 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 3 - Local Boards of Education|§ 20-2-49. Standards for Local Board of Education Members

 The General Assembly finds that local boards of education play a critical role in setting the policies that lead to the operation and success of local school systems. School board members hold special roles as trustees of public funds, including local, state, and federal funds, while they focus on the singular objective of ensuring each student in the local school system receives a quality basic education. Board duties require specialized skills and training in the performance of vision setting, policy making, approving multimillion dollar budgets, financial management, and hiring a qualified superintendent. The motivation to serve as a member of a local board of education should be the improvement of schools and academic achievement of all students. Service on a local board of education is important citizen service. Given the specialized nature and unique role of membership on a local board of education, this elected office should be characterized and treated differently from other elected offices where the primary duty is independently to represent constituent views. Local board of education members should abide by a code of conduct and conflict of interest policy modeled for their unique roles and responsibilities. And although there are many measures of the success of a local board of education, one is clearly essential: maintaining accreditation and the opportunities it allows the school system's students.    (Code 1981, §20-2-49, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 452, § 1/SB 84; Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 1-1/SB 68.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, inserted "financial management," in the third sentence.
GA Code § 20-2-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 3 - Local Boards of Education|§ 20-2-53. Certifying Election or Appointment of County Board Members

 In addition to certifications of elections now required to be made to the Governor, it shall be the duty of the elections superintendent of each system or other political subdivision to transmit to the Secretary of State and to the State School Superintendent a certified statement of the election of members of a local board of education.Where board members are appointed under any law to fill vacancies, it shall be the duty of the local superintendent of schools to certify these appointments to the Secretary of State, the State School Superintendent, and to the Governor.All resignations from such boards, in addition to being submitted to the Governor, shall be submitted to the local superintendent of schools and a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State and to the State School Superintendent.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 80; Code 1933, § 32-905; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1175, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1279, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions rendered prior to the 1993 amendment of this Code section are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Members-elect of board shall not enter upon duties until qualified, commissioned, and administered appropriate oaths.   - An incumbent board member who has been reelected or reappointed may continue to serve as an official member of the board prior to receiving the commission and being administered the appropriate oaths for the new term. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-15 (decided under prior law).   When certified statement regarding selection insufficient, inquiry made of clerk for additional information.   - When the certified statement of facts regarding the election or appointment of a member of a county board of education forwarded by the clerk of the superior court to the State School Superintendent is insufficient to enable the Secretary of State to properly prepare a commission for the Governor's signature, appropriate inquiry should be made of the clerk and additional information submitted by the clerk through established channels. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 178 (decided under prior law).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 71.   C.J.S.   - 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, §§ 94, 95, 124 et seq., 135 et seq.
GA Code § 20-2-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 3 - Local Boards of Education|§ 20-2-54. Resignation of Member of County Board or Superintendent

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1986, p. 996, § 3, effective July 1, 1986.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 81; Code 1933, § 32-906; and Ga. L. 1981, p. 643, § 1.   Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 20(2)/SB 340, effective April 29, 2014, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, reserved the designation of this Code section.