Valid period for records check for separated employees

A satisfactory comprehensive records check determination shall be no longer valid for an employee or director who has been separated from employment for more than 180 consecutive days from an early care and 69 20-1A-45 education program or any program that received, either directly or indirectly, federal funds through the department for the care of children. History. Code 1981, § 20-1A-45, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1101, § 12/HB 494. 70 T.20, C.2 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC. T.20, C.2 CHAPTER 2 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Sec. Article 1 State Board of Education Sec. 20-2-1. 20-2-2. 20-2-3. 20-2-4. 20-2-5. 20-2-5.1. 20-2-5.2. 20-2-6. 20-2-7. 20-2-8. 20-2-9. 20-2-10. 20-2-11. 20-2-12. 20-2-13. 20-2-14. 20-2-14.1. Board created; appointment of members; powers. Terms of office of members. Vacancies on board. Qualifications and disqualifications of members. Oaths of members; board meetings. Annual public hearings in congressional district from which each State Board of Education member is appointed. Chairperson and other officers; election; term and duties of chairperson. Inspection committees. Where committee meetings may be held. Travel by members within or outside state. Per diem allowances and expenses of members. Gifts or compensation to members, appointees, or their families from publishers prohibited; reporting offers; penalty. Budgets; supervision of Department of Education; funds for state office. [Reserved] Educational television programs. Educational research; preparation and publication of instructional material. Acceptance of donations, grants, and federal aid for vocational or other educational purposes; matching funds; authorization to make transfers. Georgia Foundation for Public Education; authorization to accept transfers of certain property held in 20-2-15. 20-2-16. 20-2-17. 20-2-18. 20-2-19. 20-2-20. trust by State Board of Education; authorization for nonprofit corporation; authorization to receive donations from taxpayers; requirements; annual report. Acceptance of federal and other aid to educational television. Acceptance and allotment of federal aid and other funds for school construction; determining needs; planning financing; building code; safety inspections and recommendations. Lease of state property to local school boards. Continuation of trusts for institutions for blind and deaf; board to be trustee. Receipt and review of asbestos management plans by State Board of Education; disapproval of plans; funding; regulation; accreditation; effect on other powers of board. Regional offices authorized; employees. Article 2 State School Superintendent 20-2-30. 20-2-31. 20-2-32. 20-2-33. 20-2-34. 20-2-35. 20-2-36. 71 Election; office; forms, blanks, and instructions for subordinate officials; appeal of decisions to State Board of Education. Qualifications. Bond; oath. Compensation and expenses. Recommendations to State Board of Education; suspension of county school superintendents; appeal. Duty to visit counties. Duty in case of misapplication of state funds. T.20, C.2 EDUCATION Sec. 20-2-59. Article 3 Local Boards of Education Sec. 20-2-49. 20-2-50. 20-2-51. 20-2-52. 20-2-52.1. 20-2-53. 20-2-54. 20-2-54.1. 20-2-55. 20-2-56. 20-2-57. 20-2-58. 20-2-58.1. Standards for local board of education members. County school districts; county board for each county. Election of local board of education members; persons ineligible to be members or superintendent; ineligibility for local boards of education; ineligibility for other elective offices. Term of office; number of members; staggering of terms. Composition and election of county boards of education in counties in which there is a homestead option sales and use tax and a county sales and use tax for educational purposes; terms of service. Certifying election or appointment of county board members. [Reserved] Resignation of member of county board or superintendent. Procedure for filling vacancies on local boards. Per diem, insurance, and expenses of local board members. Nonpartisan elections for members of boards of education. Organization of county boards; chairperson and secretary; quorum; record of proceedings. Regular monthly meeting of local boards with public comment; adjournment; temporary presiding officer; notice of date; template for financial review; open meetings. “Immediate family” defined; employment of family members. 20-2-59. 20-2-60. 20-2-61. 20-2-62. 20-2-63. 20-2-64. 20-2-65. 20-2-66. 20-2-67. 20-2-68. 20-2-69. 20-2-70. 20-2-71. 20-2-72. 20-2-73. 72 T.20, C.2 [Effective until June 30, 2027. See note.] Rules; regulation of face masks. [For effective date, see note.] Rules. Consolidation of county schools. Fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents. Employment of county agents and home demonstration agents to carry on extension work. Prohibit certain conflicts of interest of board members. Establishment and maintenance of trusts or funds. Programs for care and supervision of students before school, after school, or during vacation periods. School breakfast programs. Local school system or school subject to corrective action plan for budget deficit; financial operations form; publication; mailing to Department of Education and local governing body. Information for verification of fund expenditure. Requirements and procedures for issuing and awarding high school diplomas to honorably discharged World War II Veterans. Requirements and procedures for issuing and awarding high school diplomas to honorably discharged Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict veterans. Placement of twins or higher order multiples in the same classroom. Code of ethics for local board of education members. Suspension and removal of local school board members upon potential loss of accreditation or when schools T.20, C.2 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC. Sec. T.20, C.2 Article 5 20-2-74. in system are turnaround eligible schools; procedures; petition for reinstatement; prohibition on use of public funds for litigation expenses; reimbursement of expenses. Solicit and accept donations for educational purposes. Local School Superintendents Sec. 20-2-100. 20-2-101. 20-2-102. Article 4 Increased Flexibility for Local School Systems 20-2-80. 20-2-81. 20-2-82. 20-2-83. 20-2-84. 20-2-84.1. 20-2-84.2. 20-2-84.3. 20-2-84.4. 20-2-84.5. 20-2-84.6. 20-2-103. Requests for increased flexibility; Title 20/No Waivers system. Strategic plan and proposed contract for local school systems requesting flexibility; strategic waivers school system. Contract terms for local school systems requesting flexibility. State board approval of local school board flexibility contract. Accountability, flexibility, and consequences components of contract. Loss of governance for nonperforming schools. State monitoring. Required notifications by local school systems. Other funding options. Applicability to charter systems. Establishment of rules, regulations, and guidelines. 20-2-104. 20-2-105. 20-2-106. 20-2-107. 20-2-108. 20-2-109. 20-2-110. 20-2-111. Article 6 Quality Basic Education PART 1 Article 4A SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE Community Involvement in Education 20-2-85. 20-2-86. [Reserved] County school superintendent substituted for county school commissioner. Appointment of school superintendents. [Reserved] Qualifications of county school superintendents; filing proof of certification; exemptions. Oath of local school superintendent. Superintendents’ bonds. [Reserved] Suspension of county school superintendent; notice and hearing; appeal. [Reserved] Removal of county school superintendent; notice and hearing; appeal. [Reserved] Filling vacancies in office of county school superintendent. Certification and classification of local school superintendents; compensation. Duties of local school superintendents; reporting. [Reserved] Offices for county school superintendents. Administration of oaths by county school superintendents and county board members. 20-2-130. 20-2-131. Legislative findings; role of local boards of education and school councils. Operation of school councils; training programs; membership; management; roles and responsibilities. 20-2-132. 20-2-133. 73 Short title. Objectives and purposes of program. Primary goals of article. Free public instruction; exceptions; eligibility; procedure and requirements when child in custody of or in a placement or facility of a state agency. T.20, C.2 T.20, C.2 EDUCATION PART 2 PART 3 COMPETENCIES AND CORE CURRICULUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Sec. 20-2-140. 20-2-140.1. 20-2-141. 20-2-142. 20-2-142.1. 20-2-143. 20-2-144. 20-2-145. 20-2-145.1. 20-2-146. 20-2-147. 20-2-148. 20-2-149. 20-2-149.1. 20-2-149.2. 20-2-149.3. 20-2-149.4. State Board of Education to establish uniformly sequenced content standards; college and career readiness competency standards. Online learning. Review of competencies and core curriculum. Prescribed courses. Coursework in the founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America. Sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; implementation; student exemption. Mandatory instruction concerning alcohol, tobacco, vapor products, and other drug use. Comprehensive character education program. Career education. Scholastic Assessment Test preparatory course; acceptance as elective credit. Instructional activities focusing on veterans and the armed forces; closure of schools for Veterans Day. Elective course in History and Literature of the Old and New Testaments; religious neutrality. Program for educating students regarding online Internet safety. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillator; requirements. Awarding of high school diploma for completion of postsecondary programs; identification of critical needs fields of study. Requirements for computer science education. Financial literacy instruction and curriculum. Sec. 20-2-150. 20-2-151. 20-2-151.1. 20-2-151.2. 20-2-152. 20-2-152.1. 20-2-152.2. 20-2-153. 20-2-154. 20-2-154.1. 20-2-154.2. 20-2-154.3. 20-2-155. 20-2-156. 20-2-157. 74 Eligibility for enrollment. General and career education programs; purpose; authorized programs. American Sign Language as foreign language for college preparatory curriculum and for Carnegie unit elective credits. Driver education course accepted for Carnegie unit elective credits. Special education services. Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights; consideration of communication needs of deaf students; parental explanations; instruction in particular communication mode or language. Protocols for assessment of trauma in students in foster care; guidance regarding trauma and its impact on students. Early intervention program for students at risk of not reaching or maintaining academic grade level. Remedial education program. Alternative education programs; alternative charter schools; intent; description; requirements; designation; funding; effectiveness. Agricultural education program; development of plan. Agricultural programs in elementary schools; evaluation. School climate management program; model codes of behavior and discipline. Program for limited-English-proficient students. Uniform reporting system for certain purposes; dual credit courses; academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship. T.20, C.2 Sec. 20-2-158. 20-2-159. 20-2-159.1. 20-2-159.2. 20-2-159.3. 20-2-159.4. 20-2-159.5. 20-2-159.6. ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC.