Title 20 — Education
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O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-1 Creation
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The Department of Early Care and Learning is created as a department of the executive branch of state government and shall have the duties, responsibilities, functions, powers, and authority set forth in this chapter and otherwise provided by law. The Department of Early Care and…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-10 Regulation of early care and education programs
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(a) The department is authorized and empowered to establish, maintain, extend, and improve throughout the state, within the limits of funds appropriated for such purposes, the regulation of early care and education programs by providing consultation and making recommendations con…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-10.1 Determination of payments and eligibility
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A determination by the department regarding payments and eligibility pursuant to any federal program or grant shall be preceded by notice and opportunity for a hearing and shall constitute a contested case within the meaning of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative …
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-11 Penalties; notice
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(a) Any person who violates the provisions of Code Section 20-1A-10 or who hinders, obstructs, or otherwise interferes with any representative of the department in the discharge of that person’s official duties in making inspections or in investigating complaints as provided in s…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-14 Variances and waivers to regulatory requirements
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(a) The department upon application or petition may grant variances and waivers to specific rules and regulations which establish standards for early care and education programs regulated by the department as follows: (1) The department may authorize departure from the literal req…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-15 Creation
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Definitions. Commissioner; board; duties and powers; salary; personnel; rules and regulations. Powers and duties. Department authorized to establish nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation to aid in carrying out department’s powers and purposes; requirements; annual…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-17 Transfer of programs from Department of Education
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The commissioner and the State School Superintendent, with the concurrence of the board for the department and the State Board of Education, are authorized to transfer programs relating to early childhood education from the Department of Education to the department, as long as su…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-18 Information on influenza vaccine
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(a) Each child care learning center and family child care learning home shall, by September 1 of each year, provide to the parent or guardian of each child enrolled therein educational information on the influenza vaccine. Such information shall include, but not be limited to: (1)…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Board of Early Care and Learning. (2) “Change of ownership applicant” means any licensed or commissioned early care and education program applying for a new license or commission to operate an early care and education progr…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-30 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Comprehensive records check determination” means a satisfactory or unsatisfactory determination by the department, based upon a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check, a search of the National Crime Information Center’s National S…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-36 Certain offenders prohibited as employees of facilities
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No licensed, commissioned, or permitted facility operated as an early care and education program or similar facility or any operator of such a facility shall allow any person who has been convicted of or who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any offense specified …
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-38 Change of directors; records check requirements
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(a) If the director of a licensed, commissioned, or permitted early care and education program ceases to be the director of that early care and education program, the license holder, commission holder, or permit holder shall thereupon designate a new director. After such change, …
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-4 Powers and duties
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The Department of Early Care and Learning shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To administer such programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management of voluntary pre-kindergarten, which shall be known as “Georgia’s Pre-K Program”; (2) To adminis…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-42 Construction with Article 1
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The requirements of this article are supplemental to any requirements for a license imposed by Article 1 of this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 20-1A-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 285, § 2/HB 350; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. …
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-44 Regulatory authority
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The board is authorized to provide by regulation for the administration of this article. History. Code 1981, § 20-1A-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 285, § 2/HB 350; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 2/HB 401, effecti…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-45 Valid period for records check for separated employees
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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 direct…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-5 Impact of transfer of operations on individuals
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This chapter shall not be construed to impair or affect the rights of persons previously transferred to the Office of School Readiness who were members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia created in Chapter 3 of Title 47 and who elected to continue membership in such ret…
O.C.G.A. § 20-1A-6 Department to succeed to applicable rules and regulations
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The department shall succeed to all rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and pending and finalized administrative orders of the Office of School Readiness which are in effect on September 30, 2004. Such rules, regulations, policies, and procedures shall remain in effect until…