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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 1 - POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1076) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 1 - POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1076) › Section 20-2-1075 - Use of county and independent school buses for students participating in recreational or educational activities

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, including Code Sections
20-2-188
and
20-2-411
, county and independent school systems may use school buses to provide transportation to students and others to attend summer camps or to participate in other recreational or educational activities if the cost of such transportation and of any additional insurance costs deemed reasonably necessary by the school system are reimbursed in full from public or private funds other than public school funds.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 1 - POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1076) › Section 20-2-1076 - Alternative vehicles for school buses; limitations on use; requirements; insurance

(a)
Local boards of education may authorize the use of vehicles other than school buses for the transport of students to and from school and school related activities, where appropriate. Such vehicles may include motor vehicles with a capacity of eight persons or less operated and marked for the transportation of school children to and from school and school related activities.
(b)
Local boards shall comply with all requirements established by the State Board of Education pursuant to Code Section
20-2-188
, including minimum standards and requirements, which shall be delineated separately from requirements for school buses; for maintenance, repair, inspection, and use of such vehicles; minimum qualifications for the drivers of such vehicles; and other requirements as deemed necessary by the State Board of Education. Local boards may establish requirements in addition to such minimum state requirements, in the discretion of the local board.
(c)
Local boards are authorized and required to cause policies of insurance to be issued insuring the students being transported to and from school and school related activities against bodily injury or death at any time resulting from an accident or collision in which such vehicles are involved. The amount of such insurance shall be within the discretion of each local board of education.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 470,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 155,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 2 - INSURANCE (§§ 20-2-1090 — 20-2-1094) › Section 20-2-1090 - Accident insurance for children on school buses

The various school boards of the counties, cities, and independent school systems employing school buses are authorized and required to cause policies of insurance to be issued insuring the school children riding therein to and from school and school related activities against bodily injury or death at any time resulting from an accident or collision in which such buses are involved. The amount of such insurance shall be within the discretion of the respective boards.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 470,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 2 - INSURANCE (§§ 20-2-1090 — 20-2-1094) › Section 20-2-1091 - Payment of insurance premiums by school board or other bus owner

Where a bus is owned by the school board, the board shall pay the premium for insurance issued under Code Section
20-2-1090
. Where the bus is not owned by the board, the premium shall be paid by the owner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 2 - INSURANCE (§§ 20-2-1090 — 20-2-1094) › Section 20-2-1092 - Insurance coverage for general public; waiver of school board's immunity

The various school boards are authorized to cause a provision to be inserted in policies issued under Code Section
20-2-1090
insuring the members of the general public against personal injury or death or damage to property resulting from the negligent operation of the school buses. Nothing, however, in this part shall be construed as imposing legal liability upon such boards on account of such accidents. Wherever an insurance company issues a policy containing such a provision, the company shall be estopped to deny its liability thereunder on account of the nonliability of the school board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 2 - INSURANCE (§§ 20-2-1090 — 20-2-1094) › Section 20-2-1093 - Mutual insurance policies to be nonassessable

Any policy authorized by this part, when issued by a mutual insurance company, shall be nonassessable as to further premiums, and the policy shall so state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 2 - INSURANCE (§§ 20-2-1090 — 20-2-1094) › Section 20-2-1094 - School boards to keep insurance policies

Policies issued under Code Section
20-2-1090
shall be filed with and retained by the respective school boards for the benefit of the school children patronizing the school buses and for the benefit of the general public.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 3 - SICK LEAVE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (§§ 20-2-1110 — 20-2-1113) › Section 20-2-1110 - Right of school bus driver to sick leave with pay; accumulation of unused sick leave

(a)
Each person employed as a school bus driver in any public school of this state shall be entitled to sick leave with full pay computed on the basis of one and one-fourth working days for each completed school month of service, such leave to be cumulative over each school year; and all unused sick leave shall be accumulated from one school year to the next up to the maximum of 45 days. A school bus driver may utilize sick leave, upon the approval of the school superintendent of the county in which such school bus driver is employed, for absence due to illness or injury or necessitated by exposure to contagious disease in which the health of others would be endangered by his attendance on duty or due to illness or death in the school bus driver's immediate family. School bus drivers shall be charged with sick leave for absence only on days upon which they would otherwise work, and no charge against sick leave shall be made for absence on Sundays, holidays, or other nonworkdays.
(b)
Any unused sick leave accumulated by a school bus driver pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be credited to such driver and shall be transferred when there is a change in the employment of the school bus driver from one local board of education to another, but no local board of education shall be required to transfer funds to another, nor shall the State Board of Education provide funds to a local unit of administration beyond those authorized by subsection (j) of Code Section
20-2-188
to finance the potential or actual cost incurred by a local unit of administration through the employment of school bus drivers transferring accumulated unused sick leave. Any unused sick leave credited to a school bus driver shall be forfeited if the driver withdraws from service for more than 24 consecutive months.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 3 - SICK LEAVE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (§§ 20-2-1110 — 20-2-1113) › Section 20-2-1111 - Use of accumulated sick leave for personal reasons

During any school year, a school bus driver may utilize up to a maximum of three days of any accumulated sick leave for the purpose of absenting himself from his duties for any personal reason if prior approval of his absence is given by the local school superintendent or his authorized representative.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 3 - SICK LEAVE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (§§ 20-2-1110 — 20-2-1113) › Section 20-2-1112 - Driver on sick leave need not pay for substitute

No school bus driver utilizing sick leave under this part shall be required to pay the cost of employing a substitute school bus driver to serve in his absence on such sick leave.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 3 - SICK LEAVE FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (§§ 20-2-1110 — 20-2-1113) › Section 20-2-1113 - Determining pay for substitute drivers

The scale of pay for substitute drivers shall be determined by the board of education of each system in which a school bus driver utilizing sick leave under this part is employed.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 4 - RANDOM DRUG TESTING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (§§ 20-2-1120 — 20-2-1122) › Section 20-2-1120 - Definition

As used in this part the term "illegal drugs" shall include marijuana as defined in paragraph (16) of Code Section
16-13-21
, a controlled substance as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section
16-13-21
, a dangerous drug as defined in Code Section
16-13-71
, or any other controlled substance or dangerous drug that persons are prohibited by state or federal law from using, but shall not include any drug when used pursuant to a valid medical prescription or when used as otherwise authorized by state or federal law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 4 - RANDOM DRUG TESTING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (§§ 20-2-1120 — 20-2-1122) › Section 20-2-1122 - Penalties for violation or refusal to submit to test

(a)
A school bus driver found to have used an illegal drug shall be terminated from his or her employment.
(b)
A school bus driver found to have any measurable alcohol in his or her system during the school day shall be subject to disciplinary action at the discretion of the local board of education.
(c)
A school bus driver who refuses to provide body fluid, when requested to do so in accordance with drug testing or random alcohol testing conducted pursuant to this part and rules and regulations promulgated under this part, shall be terminated from employment.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 5 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 20-2-1125 — 20-2-1128) › Section 20-2-1125 - Annual mandatory training of school bus drivers; initial certification of drivers

All persons employed as school bus drivers by any public school system in this state shall receive annual mandatory training on traffic laws pertaining to the operation of school buses and on school bus operations and safety. The State Board of Education shall establish the content and length of initial driver training and shall determine the qualifications of and certify the instructors who conduct such training. No person employed as a school bus driver by any public school system in this state shall operate a school bus unless such person has completed such training within the preceding 12 month period.
Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 560, § 6, eff. 7/1/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 5 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 20-2-1125 — 20-2-1128) › Section 20-2-1126 - Written policies and procedures for operation of school buses; receipt of code of conduct by students; acknowledgement by parent or guardian

(a)
Each public school system in this state shall promulgate policies and procedures for the operation of school buses and the conduct and safety of those students who ride such buses. Such policies and procedures shall be in writing and available for public inspection. Each person employed as a school bus driver shall acknowledge in writing that he or she has received a copy of and has read and understands such policies and procedures. In the event that such policies and procedures are amended during the school year, such amended policies and procedures shall be provided to all persons employed by the school system as school bus drivers, and each such person shall acknowledge in writing that he or she has received a copy of and has read and understands such amended policies and procedures.
(b)
At the beginning of each school year, each public school system in this state shall provide each of its students with a copy of the school system's code of conduct as required by Code Section
20-2-736
. In the event such code of conduct is amended during the school year, the school system shall provide copies of such amendments to the students. The receipt of such student code of conduct shall be acknowledged in writing by a parent or guardian of each student.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 19,§ 20, eff. 4/7/2005.
Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 560, § 6, eff. 7/1/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 5 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 20-2-1125 — 20-2-1128) › Section 20-2-1127 - Data base of names and licenses of school bus operators; suspension or revocation of license

(a)
Each local board of education employing or using persons as school bus drivers shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the full name and driver's license number of every person who is to be employed or used as a school bus driver prior to authorizing such person to operate a school bus. Such local board of education shall provide an updated list to the Department of Public Safety twice within a calendar year as provided for in rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of public safety.
(b)
The Department of Public Safety shall operate and maintain a data base of the names and license information of the persons provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section and, in coordination with the Georgia Technology Authority and the Department of Driver Services for immediate electronic furnishing of information, shall confirm or verify the status of each such person's driver's license and provide notification to the appropriate local board of education if such person's driver's license or driving privileges have expired or been canceled, suspended, or revoked.
(c)
(1)
Upon notice that a person's driver's license or driving privileges have expired or been canceled, suspended, or revoked, the local board of education shall suspend or revoke the authorization it has given to such person to drive a school bus and inform such person of, and reason for, the suspension or revocation.
(2)
Any person authorized to drive a school bus by a local board of education shall notify the local board of education if such person's driver's license or driving privileges have expired or been canceled, suspended, or revoked.
(3)
A person's whose authorization to drive a school bus has been suspended or revoked by a local board of education pursuant to this Code section may request a new authorization to drive a school bus upon the reinstatement of his or her driver's license or driving privileges.
Added by 2019 Ga. Laws 71,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 22 - SCHOOL BUSES (§§ 20-2-1070 — 20-2-1128) › Part 5 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 20-2-1125 — 20-2-1128) › Section 20-2-1128 - [Standards for establishment of school bus routes]

In establishing routes for school buses, a public school system shall consider routes that do not have stops requiring a student entering the school bus to cross a roadway with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour or greater.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 458,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 23 - TRAFFIC SAFETY (§§ 20-2-1130 — 20-2-1131) › Section 20-2-1130 - Duties of law enforcement and school officials as to traffic safety around schools

The local law enforcement agency charged with the responsibility for law enforcement within the school district attendance area and the board of education of each county and independent school system of this state shall study and evaluate the traffic safety requirements of the school system and the various individual schools therein. The responsible law enforcement agency shall take appropriate action to identify school safety crossings and motor vehicle traffic patterns on and around school grounds. The traffic safety officer of the local law enforcement agency shall advise the school board and the school superintendent relative to compliance by the school system with state laws and policies and regulations of the state agencies requiring safety standards and practices.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 23 - TRAFFIC SAFETY (§§ 20-2-1130 — 20-2-1131) › Section 20-2-1131 - Direction of traffic by designated personnel

Any person who is designated by a local law enforcement agency as set forth in Code Section
35-1-11
shall be authorized to direct and regulate the flow of traffic at school crossings or within a reduced speed school zone during the time when he or she is on duty.
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 71,§ 2-1, eff. 7/1/2019.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 26 - OBTAINING SCHOOL MEALS BY FALSE INFORMATION (§ 20-2-1170) › Section 20-2-1170 - Providing false information to obtain free school meals for child; notice on forms; penalty

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to provide false information on behalf of any school child in order to obtain school meals without charge or at a reduced price for such child or to fail to correct a false impression, if such person knows of such false impression, of an existing fact or set of circumstances which, if not corrected, would otherwise entitle such child to a meal without charge or at a reduced price.
(b)
The forms used by any county or independent school system for the purpose of determining the qualifications for free school meals or school meals at a reduced price shall include thereon a statement that supplying false information in the completion of such form is a misdemeanor under Georgia law.
(c)
Any person who shall violate this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 27 - LOITERING AT OR DISRUPTING SCHOOLS (§§ 20-2-1180 — 20-2-1185) › Section 20-2-1181 - Disrupting operation of public school, school bus, or school bus stop; penalty; progressive discipline

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly disrupt or interfere with the operation of any public school, public school bus, or public school bus stop as designated by local boards of education. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person convicted of violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
(b)
(1)
As used in this subsection, the term "complaint" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section
15-11-2
.
(2)
A local board of education shall develop a system of progressive discipline that may be imposed on a child accused of violating this Code section before initiating a complaint.
(3)
When a complaint is filed involving a violation of this Code section by a child not included in paragraph (4) of this subsection, it shall include information showing that the local board of education sought to:
(A)
Resolve the expressed problem through available educational approaches; and
(B)
Engage the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to resolve the expressed problem and that such individual has been unable or unwilling to resolve the expressed problem, that the expressed problem remains, and that court intervention is necessary.
(4)
When a complaint is filed involving a violation of this Code section by a child who is eligible for or suspected to be eligible for services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, it shall include information showing that the local board of education:
(A)
Has determined that such child is eligible or suspected to be eligible for services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
(B)
Has reviewed for appropriateness such child's current Individualized Education Program (IEP) and placement and has made modifications where appropriate;
(C)
Sought to resolve the expressed problem through available educational approaches; and
(D)
Sought to engage the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to resolve the expressed problem and that such individual has been unable or unwilling to resolve the expressed problem, that the expressed problem remains, and that court intervention is necessary.
Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 460,§ 3-2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 471,§ 3, eff. 5/27/2010.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 560, § 4, eff. 7/1/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 27 - LOITERING AT OR DISRUPTING SCHOOLS (§§ 20-2-1180 — 20-2-1185) › Section 20-2-1182 - Persons other than students who insult or abuse school teachers in presence of pupils may be ordered to leave school premises

Any parent, guardian, or person other than a student at the public school in question who has been advised that minor children are present and who continues to upbraid, insult, or abuse any public school teacher, public school administrator, or public school bus driver in the presence and hearing of a pupil while on the premises of any public school or public school bus may be ordered by any of the above-designated school personnel to leave the school premises or school bus, and upon failure to do so such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 20, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 27 - LOITERING AT OR DISRUPTING SCHOOLS (§§ 20-2-1180 — 20-2-1185) › Section 20-2-1183 - Written agreement for law enforcement officers in schools

When a local school system assigns or employs law enforcement officers in schools, the local board of education shall have a collaborative written agreement with law enforcement officials to establish the role of law enforcement and school employees in school disciplinary matters and ensure coordination and cooperation among officials, agencies, and programs involved in school discipline and public protection.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 460,§ 3-3, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 27 - LOITERING AT OR DISRUPTING SCHOOLS (§§ 20-2-1180 — 20-2-1185) › Section 20-2-1184 - Reporting of students committing prohibited acts

(a)
Any teacher or other person employed at any public or private elementary or secondary school or any dean or public safety officer employed by a college or university who has reasonable cause to believe that a student at that school has committed any act upon school property or at any school function, which act is prohibited by Code Section
16-5-21
or
16-5-24
, Chapter 6 of Title 16, and Code Section
16-11-127
,
16-11-127.1
,
16-11-132
, or
16-13-30
, shall immediately report the act and the name of the student to the principal or president of that school or the principal's or president's designee; provided, however, that an act which is prohibited by Code Section
16-11-127.1
shall be reported only when it involves a:
(1)
Firearm, as defined in Code Section
16-11-131
;
(2)
Dangerous weapon or machine gun, as defined in Code Section
16-11-121
; or
(3)
Weapon, as defined in Code Section
16-11-127.1
, together with an assault.
(b)
The principal or designee who receives a report made pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section who has reasonable cause to believe that the report is valid shall make an oral report thereof immediately by telephone or otherwise to the appropriate school system superintendent and to the appropriate police authority and district attorney.
(c)
Any person participating in the making of a report or causing a report to be made as authorized or required pursuant to this Code section or participating in any judicial proceeding or any other proceeding resulting therefrom shall in so doing be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed, providing such participation pursuant to this Code section is made in good faith.
(d)
Any person required to make a report pursuant to this Code section who knowingly and willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 100,§ 11, eff. 5/6/2015.
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 575,§ 2-11, eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 643,§ 2-12, eff. 6/4/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 28 - SICK LEAVE FOR FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-1190 — 20-2-1192) › Section 20-2-1190 - Allotment of state funds for sick leave

The State Board of Education shall establish by rules or regulations a system of allotment of state funds to local school systems to provide five days' sick leave for each fiscal school year for each full-time school food service manager and each full-time school food service employee.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 28 - SICK LEAVE FOR FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-1190 — 20-2-1192) › Section 20-2-1191 - Requirements for sick-leave programs

The rules or regulations of the State Board of Education adopted pursuant to Code Section
20-2-1190
shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
School food service managers and employees who are eligible for membership in the Public School Employees Retirement System shall qualify for sick leave under this article;
(2)
Funds for sick leave shall be allotted on the basis of the state-wide average compensation for full-time school food service managers and the state-wide average compensation for full-time school food service employees as such averages are determined by the State Board of Education; and
(3)
Unused sick leave shall be accumulated from one school year to the next up to a maximum of ten days.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 28 - SICK LEAVE FOR FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL (§§ 20-2-1190 — 20-2-1192) › Section 20-2-1192 - Appropriations

The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this article shall come from funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of Education for the purpose of paying the cost of providing sick leave for school food service personnel.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2001 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Administrator" means any person who administers a group self-insurance fund other than the interlocal risk management agency.
(2)
"Board of education" or "board" means a public board of education of any county or of any independent school system of this state.
(3)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance.
(4)
"General liability" means any liability for bodily injury, death, or damage to property owned by others or any other liability, except motor vehicle liability, to which a board of education or school system may be subject either directly or by reason of liability arising out of an act, error, or omission of its employee, agent, or officer in the course and scope of employment.
(5)
"Group self-insurance fund" or "fund" means a pool of public moneys established by an interlocal risk management agency from contributions of its members in order to pool the risks of general liability, motor vehicle liability, property damage, or any combination of such risks.
(6)
"Interlocal risk management agency" or "agency" means an association formed by boards of education by the execution of an intergovernmental contract for the development and administration of an interlocal risk management program and one or more group self-insurance funds.
(7)
"Interlocal risk management program" means a plan and activities carried out under such plan by an interlocal risk management agency to reduce risk of loss on account of general liability, motor vehicle liability, or property damage, including safety engineering and other loss prevention and control techniques, and to administer one or more group self-insurance funds, including the processing and defense of claims brought against members of the agency.
(8)
"Motor vehicle liability" means liability to which a board of education or school system may be subject either directly or by reason of liability arising out of the use of a motor vehicle by its employee, agent, or officer in the course and scope of employment. Such term shall also include loss on account of property damage to motor vehicles.
(9)
"Property damage" means loss to which a board of education or school system may be subject by reason of physical damage or destruction to real or personal property owned or leased by such board of education or school system.
(10)
"School system" means any county school system or any independent school system of any municipality of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2002 - Establishment; membership

(a)
A group of boards of education may execute an intergovernmental contract among themselves to form and become members of an interlocal risk management agency. After an interlocal risk management agency has been formed, any board of education may, subject to the bylaws and requirements of such agency, become a member and, through participation in the agency, may:
(1)
Pool its general liability risks in whole or in part with those of other boards of education;
(2)
Pool its motor vehicle liability risks in whole or in part with those of other boards of education;
(3)
Pool its property damage risks in whole or in part with those of other boards of education; or
(4)
Jointly purchase general liability, motor vehicle liability, or property damage insurance with other boards of education participating in and belonging to the interlocal risk management agency, the participating boards of education to be coinsured under a master policy or policies with the total premium apportioned among such participants.
(b)
Except for the boards of education of independent school systems which elect to participate in an interlocal risk management agency for municipalities established pursuant to Chapter 85 of Title 36, there shall be only one interlocal risk management agency established for boards of education; provided, however, if the Commissioner determines that there are special or unique circumstances or special needs of groups of boards of education which justify the establishment of an additional interlocal risk management agency or agencies, he may authorize the establishment of such additional agency or agencies. Each agency may establish such group self-insurance funds as may be authorized by the Commissioner.
(c)
All arrangements and agreements made under the authority of this article shall be in writing. A board of education may become a member of an interlocal risk management agency by the adoption of a resolution by the board of education. The interlocal risk management agency shall operate under such name and style as shall be provided in the intergovernmental contract creating such agency and shall have the power to bring and defend actions in all courts.
(d)
All books, records, and files maintained by any administrator of any fund established by the agency, including but not limited to audit data and all active and inactive claim files, shall at all times be the sole property of the agency and shall be surrendered immediately to the agency upon demand.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2003 - Board of trustees

Each intergovernmental contract establishing an intergovernmental risk management agency shall provide for a board of trustees which shall govern the agency. Such board shall be authorized to administer the agency in accordance with the provisions of the intergovernmental contract establishing the agency and shall be authorized to adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations as may be necessary or desirable in administering such agency.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2004 - Agency is not an insurer

An interlocal risk management agency created pursuant to this article is not an insurance company or an insurer under Title 33, and the development and administration by such agency of one or more group self-insurance funds shall not constitute doing business as an insurer.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2006 - Issuance, renewal, or revocation of certificate

(a)
The Commissioner shall examine the application made under Code Section
20-2-2005
to determine whether the agency and any established fund will be able to comply with this article and applicable rules and regulations. If the Commissioner finds that the agency and any established fund are capable of complying with such requirements, he shall issue a certificate of authority to the agency.
(b)
If the Commissioner refuses to issue a certificate of authority, he shall issue an order setting forth the reasons for refusal and forward it to the agency. A copy of the order shall be sent to each member of the fund.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Code Section
20-2-2005
, the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the application for a certificate of authority within 60 days of receipt by him of the application and all of the supporting information requested.
(d)
The Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of any agency, in accordance with Code Section
20-2-2012
, for failure of the agency to comply with any provision of this article or with any of the rules, regulations, or orders of the Commissioner issued pursuant to this article.
(e)
The certificate shall be renewed annually in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2007 - Minimum surplus required

Each fund formed pursuant to this article shall possess and thereafter maintain minimum surplus in an amount such as the Commissioner may reasonably establish or subsequently require for the protection of the members. The Commissioner may authorize a fund to maintain a deposit consisting of securities eligible for deposit by domestic insurance companies in accordance with Chapter 12 of Title 33 or, for a period not to exceed 60 months, to post a surety bond in lieu of maintaining the minimum surplus required by this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2008 - Investments

The investable assets of a fund may be invested in securities or other investments permitted by the laws of this state for the investment of assets constituting the legal reserves of property and casualty insurance companies or in such other securities or investments as the Commissioner may permit such insurers to invest their funds under Title 33. Such investments shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, and limitations which apply to property and casualty insurance companies under Title 33.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2009 - Joint and several liability of fund members

Each board of education shall be jointly and severally liable for all legal obligations of a fund which arise out of an event which occurred while such board was a member of such fund; provided, however, that a fund shall not assume a risk greater than an amount to be determined by the Commissioner; and provided, further, that this legal obligation may be enforced by an assessment against such member as provided in the bylaws of the agency.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2010 - Administrator

(a)
If an agency contracts with an administrator, the agency and the administrator must enter into a written agreement which shall be subject to review and approval by the Commissioner in accordance with this Code section and which shall contain at least the following:
(1)
A contractual provision obligating the administrator to obtain and maintain such bonds, deposits, or insurance coverage as may be required to be maintained by this article; and
(2)
A requirement that errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount which is not less than that specified by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner be maintained at all times by the administrator.
(b)
The terms of any such agreement shall be reasonable and equitable, and the agreement and any amendments thereto shall be filed with the Commissioner at least 30 days prior to their use. Any such agreement and any and all amendments thereto which have not been specifically disapproved by the Commissioner within 30 days after the filing thereof shall be deemed to be approved.
(c)
A copy of the agreement and any and all amendments thereto shall be furnished to each agency or fund member upon request.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2011 - Bond, liability insurance, and claim office of administrator

(a)
The Commissioner shall require each administrator to have and maintain a fidelity bond in an amount which the Commissioner deems appropriate but which is not less than $100,000.00.
(b)
Errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount which is not less than that specified by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner shall be maintained at all times by an administrator of a fund; and a certificate by the insurer or other appropriate evidence of such coverage shall be filed with the Commissioner by the fund.
(c)
Each administrator shall maintain an office in this state for the payment, processing, and adjustment of the claims of the fund or funds which it represents.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2012 - Grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew certificate; hearing; voluntary dissolution of fund

(a)
The Commissioner may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency when and if, after investigation, he finds that:
(1)
Any certificate of authority issued to the agency was obtained by fraud;
(2)
There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the certificate of authority;
(3)
The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has otherwise shown itself to be untrustworthy or incompetent;
(4)
The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has violated any of the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to this article;
(5)
The agency, any fund established by the agency, or the administrator of a fund has misappropriated, converted, illegally withheld, or refused to pay over upon proper demand any moneys which belong to a member or a person otherwise entitled thereto and which have been entrusted to the agency, fund, or administrator in its fiduciary capacities; or
(6)
The agency or any fund established by the agency is found to be in an unsound condition or in such condition as to render its future transaction of business in this state hazardous to its members.
(b)
Before the Commissioner shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency, he shall give the agency an opportunity to be fully heard and to introduce evidence in its behalf. In lieu of revoking, suspending, or refusing to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency for any of the causes enumerated in this Code section, after hearing as provided in this Code section, the Commissioner may place the fund and its administrator on probation for a period of time not to exceed one year when, in his judgment, he finds that the public interest and the interests of the fund's members would not be harmed by the continued operation of the fund. At any hearing provided for by this Code section, the Commissioner or his designee shall have authority to administer oaths to witnesses. Any witness testifying falsely after taking an oath commits the offense of perjury.
(c)
No fund shall be voluntarily dissolved or otherwise voluntarily cease to function unless:
(1)
Written approval is first obtained from the Commissioner; and
(2)
The Commissioner determines that all claims and other legal obligations of the fund have been paid or that adequate provisions for such payment have been made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2013 - Tax exemption

Interlocal risk management agencies and funds established by such agencies shall be exempt from state and local taxes and fees.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2014 - Examination of funds by Commissioner

The Commissioner shall have the authority to require and conduct periodic examinations to verify the solvency of funds in the same manner and under the same conditions as insurers are examined under Chapter 2 of Title 33.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2015 - Fund insufficient to discharge obligations; liquidation

(a)
If the assets of a fund are at any time insufficient to enable a fund to discharge its legal liabilities and other obligations and to maintain the reserves and surplus required of it under this article, the agency shall forthwith make up the deficiency or levy an assessment upon the members of the fund for the amount needed to make up the deficiency.
(b)
If the agency fails to make up the deficiency or to make the required assessment of the fund members within 30 days after the Commissioner orders it to do so or if the deficiency is not fully made up within 60 days after the date on which any such assessment is made or within such longer period of time as may be specified by the Commissioner, the fund shall be deemed to be insolvent and shall be proceeded against in the same manner as are domestic insurers under Chapter 37 of Title 33; and the Commissioner shall have the same powers and limitations in such proceedings as are provided under Chapter 37 of Title 33, except as otherwise provided for in this article.
(c)
If the liquidation of a fund is ordered, an assessment shall be levied upon its members for such an amount as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to discharge all liabilities of the fund, including the reasonable costs of liquidation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 20-2-1 — 20-2-2140) › Article 29 - INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (§§ 20-2-2001 — 20-2-2020) › Section 20-2-2016 - Rules and regulations

The Commissioner shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this article.