Georgia Code
Part 8 - State Board of Education
§ 20-2-242. Local School Systems; Local Units of Administration; Local Governing Bodies

The political subdivisions governed by county, independent, and area boards of education in this state established pursuant to law shall be known as “local school systems” for the purposes of this article, except where other specific provisions are made. All local school systems, boards of control of regional educational service agencies established pursuant to Code Section 20-2-272, and any other local or regional public education agencies established pursuant to law shall be known as “local units of administration” for purposes of this article, except education agencies governed or regulated by boards of other state agencies or except where other specific provisions are made. The members and executive officers of local governing boards shall comply with, execute, and enforce all laws and all policies, rules, standards, and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article in order to be eligible to receive state funds under this article. If a local board of education fails to comply with any provision of this article, compliance shall be enforced pursuant to Code Section 20-2-243. The qualifications, manner and time of selection, tenure, powers and duties, and state compensation, if provided for, shall be prescribed by law for all members and executive officers of local governing boards. Specifically, however, each local board of education shall be responsible for ensuring that:
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-232, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Code 1981, § 20-2-242 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 20/HB 502.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “content standards” for “core curriculum” in paragraph (1).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, a comma was inserted following “compensation” in the next to the last sentence of the introductory language.
Editor’s notes.
See the Editor’s note at the beginning of this part for information as to the redesignation of the former provisions of this Code section.

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