History. Code 1981, § 20-2-751.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1072, § 4; Ga. L. 2014, p. 432, § 1-4/HB 826.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, substituted the present provisions of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: “Each local board of education shall establish a policy requiring the expulsion from school for a period of not less than one calendar year of any student who is determined, pursuant to this subpart, to have brought a weapon to school.”; deleted former subsection (b), which read: “The local board of education shall have the authority to modify such expulsion requirement as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section on a case-by-case basis.”; redesignated former subsections (c) and (d) as present subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and, in present subsection (b), near the end, inserted “firearm, dangerous” and inserted “, or hazardous object”.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Subpart 2 - Public School Disciplinary Tribunals
§ 20-2-751.1. Expulsion and Disciplinary Policy for Students Bringing Weapons to School
§ 20-2-751.2. Students Subject to Disciplinary Orders of Other School Systems
§ 20-2-751.4. Policies Prohibiting Bullying; Assignment to Alternative School; Notice
§ 20-2-751.5. Student Code of Conduct; Safety Rules on School Buses; Distribution
§ 20-2-754. Procedures to Be Followed by Disciplinary Officer, Panel, or Tribunal; Review
§ 20-2-756. Reports to Law Enforcement Officials
§ 20-2-757. Applicability of Public Inspection and Open Meeting Laws