Georgia Code
Article 3 - Local Boards of Education
§ 20-2-59. [Effective Until June 30, 2027. See note.] Rules; Regulation of Face Masks

History. Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 88; Code 1933, § 32-912; Ga. L. 1956, p. 747, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1104, § 2; Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 2/SB 514.
The 2022 amendment, effective March 29, 2022, and repealed effective June 30, 2027, rewrote this Code section, which read: “The county school superintendent and county board of education shall make rules to govern the county schools of their county.”
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 1/SB 514, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Unmask Georgia Students Act.’

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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