There shall be a state-wide comprehensive educational information system which will provide for the accurate, seamless, and timely flow of information from local and regional education agencies, units of the University System of Georgia, and technical schools and colleges to the state. The system design shall include hardware, software, data, collection methods and times, training, […]
The State Board of Education shall maintain, according to the specific data categories defined by the task force created under Code Section 20-2-320, expenditure records for each instructional program and other grant program under this article. As a part of its annual budget request, the state board shall specify the teacher-student ratios for each of […]
The State Board of Education shall not initiate or cause to be initiated any program, program expansion, activity, or activity expansion related to or contemplated in this article which would result in additional expenditures by the state if such expenditures are not funded or otherwise contemplated by the General Assembly in an Appropriations Act in […]
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each elementary school shall schedule recess for all students in kindergarten and grades one through five every school day; provided, however, that recess shall not be required on any school day on which a student has had physical education or structured activity time or if reasonable circumstances impede such […]
As used in this Code section, the term: “Acceptable-use policy” means a policy for Internet usage adopted by a local board of education that meets the requirements of this Code section. “Child pornography” means any computer depiction or other material depicting a child under the age of 18 years engaging in sexually explicit conduct or […]
As used in this Code section, the term: “Health care provider” means a licensed physician or another licensed individual under the supervision of a licensed physician, such as a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or certified athletic trainer who has received training in concussion evaluation and management. “Public recreation facility” means a public facility that conducts […]
The Department of Education is authorized to provide guidance for the placement of video monitoring cameras and equipment by a school in self-contained classrooms in which students receive special education services. The Department of Education is authorized to approve local school systems for participation and may approve local school systems which already utilize video monitoring […]
This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the “Educating Children of Military Families Act.” The Department of Education is authorized to establish a unique identifier for each student: Whose parent or guardian is an active duty military service member in the armed forces of the United States; and Whose parent is […]
Each public school, including local charter schools and state charter schools, shall post in a clearly visible location in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to students a sign in English and other such languages as may be determined by the local board of education that contains the toll-free telephone number […]
As used in this Code section, the term: “Athletic association” means any association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for interscholastic athletic events in which public high schools in this state participate. “Health care provider” means a licensed physician or another licensed individual under […]
As used in this Code section, “harmful to minors” means that quality of description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse, when it: Taken as a whole, predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful, or morbid interest of minors; Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community […]
