Reduction in force policies

(a) A local board of education shall not adopt or implement a policy that allows length of service to be the primary or sole determining factor when implementing a reduction in force. The local board shall consider as the primary factor the performance of the educator, one measure of which may be student academic performance. (b) Any policy that does not comply with subsection (a) of this Code section shall be considered invalid and the State Board of Education shall be authorized to take action to withhold all or any portion of state funds in accordance with Code Section 20-2-243. (c) This Code section shall not apply if a local board of education eliminates an entire program. History. Code 1981, § 20-2-948, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1037, § 2/SB 184. 788 T.20, C.2, A.17, P.8 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUC. 20-2-962 PART 8 BONDS AND ACCOUNTS OF PRINCIPALS 20-2-960. [Reserved] Bonds required; conditions; payment of premiums; applicability of Chapter 4 of Title 45. History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 159, §§ 1, 4; repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 36/HB 706, effective July 1, 2012. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2012, p. 358, § 36/HB 706 repealed and reserved this Code section, effective July 1, 2012. 20-2-961. Preparation and distribution of forms or books for principals’ accounts. The Department of Education shall prepare forms or books, or both, in which shall be kept the accounting of the funds and property by principals of public schools as provided for in this part. Such forms or books, or both, shall be distributed, free of charge, by the department to each local board of education in this state and in a sufficient quantity as will satisfy the needs of that particular system. History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 159, § 2. 20-2-962. Quarterly reports by principals; audits by local boards. The principal of each public school shall make a quarterly report to the local board of education immediately upon the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, and such report shall contain an account of all receipts and expenditures of such funds during the past quarter. The principal shall also make an annual report of the complete property inventory of the school. The local board may at any time during the school year inspect all receipts, expenditures, and property of each public school. History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 159, § 3; Ga. L. 1988, p. 612, § 15.