Georgia Code
Part 2 - Competencies and Core Curriculum
§ 20-2-144. Mandatory Instruction Concerning Alcohol, Tobacco, Vapor Products, and Other Drug Use

History. Code 1981, § 20-2-144 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2043, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214; Ga. L. 2021, p. 101, § 2/HB 287.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, inserted “, tobacco, vapor products,” in the first sentences of subsections (a) and (b); inserted “vapor products,” in the fourth sentence of subsection (a) and in paragraph (b)(3); and substituted “2021” for “1990” at the end of the first and second sentences of subsection (d).
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For note on 1990 enactment of this Code section, see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 377 (1990).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 20 - Education

Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education

Article 6 - Quality Basic Education

Part 2 - Competencies and Core Curriculum

§ 20-2-140. State Board of Education to Establish Uniformly Sequenced Content Standards; College and Career Readiness Competency Standards

§ 20-2-140.1. Online Learning

§ 20-2-141. Review of Competencies and Core Curriculum

§ 20-2-142. Prescribed Courses

§ 20-2-142.1. Coursework in the Founding Philosophy and Principles of the United States of America

§ 20-2-143. Sex Education and Aids Prevention Instruction; Implementation; Student Exemption

§ 20-2-144. Mandatory Instruction Concerning Alcohol, Tobacco, Vapor Products, and Other Drug Use

§ 20-2-145. Comprehensive Character Education Program

§ 20-2-145.1. Career Education

§ 20-2-146. Scholastic Assessment Test Preparatory Course; Acceptance as Elective Credit

§ 20-2-147. Instructional Activities Focusing on Veterans and the Armed Forces; Closure of Schools for Veterans Day

§ 20-2-148. Elective Course in History and Literature of the Old and New Testaments; Religious Neutrality

§ 20-2-149. Program for Educating Students Regarding Online Internet Safety

§ 20-2-149.1. Instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Use of Automated External Defibrillator; Requirements

§ 20-2-149.2. Awarding of High School Diploma for Completion of Postsecondary Programs; Identification of Critical Needs Fields of Study

§ 20-2-149.3. Requirements for Computer Science Education

§ 20-2-149.4. Financial Literacy Instruction and Curriculum