History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 480, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 6; Ga. L. 2004, p. 621, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 516, § 3/SB 250; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 3-2/SB 367.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a); substituted “boards of education. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person convicted of” for “school boards of education. Any person” in subsection (a); and added subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall be known and may be cited as the “School Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994.”
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, sets forth legislative findings and determinations for the “School Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994.”
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 29, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 30, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall apply to all offenses committed on or after May 1, 1994.
Ga. L. 2004, p. 621, § 9(b), not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment by that Act shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2004.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 516, § 1/SB 250, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “It is the intent of the General Assembly that the model policy regarding bullying that is required to be promulgated by the Department of Education under this Act shall be utilized as a resource for the benefit of local school systems and shall not be used as a definition of the exclusive applicable standard of care in any civil or administrative action.”
Ga. L. 2010, p. 516, § 4/SB 250, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply with respect to conduct on or after May 27, 2010, and conduct prior to that date shall continue to be governed by prior law.
U.S. Code.
Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 29 U.S.C. § 794 .
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
Law reviews.
For survey article on education law for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 237 (2003).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).