Georgia Code
Article 3 - Local Boards of Education
§ 20-2-53. Certifying Election or Appointment of County Board Members

In addition to certifications of elections now required to be made to the Governor, it shall be the duty of the elections superintendent of each system or other political subdivision to transmit to the Secretary of State and to the State School Superintendent a certified statement of the election of members of a local board of education. Where board members are appointed under any law to fill vacancies, it shall be the duty of the local superintendent of schools to certify these appointments to the Secretary of State, the State School Superintendent, and to the Governor. All resignations from such boards, in addition to being submitted to the Governor, shall be submitted to the local superintendent of schools and a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State and to the State School Superintendent.
History. Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 80; Code 1933, § 32-905; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1175, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1279, § 3.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 20 - Education

Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education

Article 3 - Local Boards of Education

§ 20-2-49. Standards for Local Board of Education Members

§ 20-2-50. County School Districts; County Board for Each County

§ 20-2-51. Election of Local Board of Education Members; Persons Ineligible to Be Members or Superintendent; Ineligibility for Local Boards of Education; Ineligibility for Other Elective Offices

§ 20-2-52. Term of Office; Number of Members; Staggering of Terms

§ 20-2-52.1. Composition and Election of County Boards of Education in Counties in Which There Is a Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax and a County Sales and Use Tax for Educational Purposes; Terms of Service

§ 20-2-53. Certifying Election or Appointment of County Board Members

§ 20-2-54.1. Procedure for Filling Vacancies on Local Boards

§ 20-2-55. Per Diem, Insurance, and Expenses of Local Board Members

§ 20-2-56. Nonpartisan Elections for Members of Boards of Education

§ 20-2-57. Organization of County Boards; Chairperson and Secretary; Quorum; Record of Proceedings

§ 20-2-58. Regular Monthly Meeting of Local Boards With Public Comment; Adjournment; Temporary Presiding Officer; Notice of Date; Template for Financial Review; Open Meetings

§ 20-2-58.1. “Immediate Family” Defined; Employment of Family Members

§ 20-2-59. [Effective Until June 30, 2027. See note.] Rules; Regulation of Face Masks

§ 20-2-59. [For Effective Date, See note.] Rules

§ 20-2-60. Consolidation of County Schools

§ 20-2-61. Fundamental Roles of Local Boards of Education and Local School Superintendents

§ 20-2-62. Employment of County Agents and Home Demonstration Agents to Carry on Extension Work

§ 20-2-63. Prohibit Certain Conflicts of Interest of Board Members

§ 20-2-64. Establishment and Maintenance of Trusts or Funds

§ 20-2-65. Programs for Care and Supervision of Students Before School, After School, or During Vacation Periods

§ 20-2-66. School Breakfast Programs

§ 20-2-67. Local School System or School Subject to Corrective Action Plan for Budget Deficit; Financial Operations Form; Publication; Mailing to Department of Education and Local Governing Body

§ 20-2-68. Information for Verification of Fund Expenditure

§ 20-2-69. Requirements and Procedures for Issuing and Awarding High School Diplomas to Honorably Discharged World War Ii Veterans

§ 20-2-70. Requirements and Procedures for Issuing and Awarding High School Diplomas to Honorably Discharged Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict Veterans

§ 20-2-71. Placement of Twins or Higher Order Multiples in the Same Classroom

§ 20-2-72. Code of Ethics for Local Board of Education Members

§ 20-2-73. Suspension and Removal of Local School Board Members Upon Potential Loss of Accreditation or When Schools in System Are Turnaround Eligible Schools; Procedures; Petition for Reinstatement; Prohibition on Use of Public Funds for Litigation...

§ 20-2-74. Solicit and Accept Donations for Educational Purposes