School safety plans of private schools may be prepared with input from students enrolled in that school, parents or legal guardians of such students, teachers in that school, other school employees, and local law enforcement, fire service, public safety, and emergency management agencies. Such plans shall be reviewed and, if necessary, updated annually. Such plans of public schools shall be submitted to the local emergency management agency and the local law enforcement agency for approval.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-1185 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 379, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 432, § 2-12/HB 826; Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 3-5/HB 60; Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 3/SB 416; Ga. L. 2018, p. 753, § 2/HB 763.
The 2014 amendments. —
The first 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, deleted “paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of” following “as defined in” in the first sentence of subsection (c). The second 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, made identical changes.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, inserted “and Homeland Security” in subsections (b) and (d); and inserted a comma following “equipment” in the first sentence of subsection (b).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in subsection (a), inserted “juvenile court,” near the end of the third sentence, added the fourth and fifth sentences, added paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5), and added “and the local law enforcement agency for approval” at the end of the last sentence; substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: “A public school may request funding assistance from the state for the installation of safety equipment, including, but not limited to, video surveillance cameras, metal detectors, and other similar security devices. Funding may be provided to a public school in accordance with a school safety plan prepared by the school and approved by the local board of education, the Department of Education, and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.”; deleted a comma following “private school systems” in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (d); and added subsection (e).
Cross references.
Carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions, § 16-11-130.1 .
Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, § 35-3-200 .
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. 2014, p. 599, § 1-1/HB 60, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Safe Carry Protection Act.’”
Law reviews.
For annual survey of local government law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 267 (2006).
For survey article on local government law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 285 (2007).
For article, “Students, Security, and Race,” see 63 Emory L. J. 1 (2013).
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 47 (2014).