Georgia Code
Part 11 - Complaints Policy
§ 20-2-989.7. Matters Not Subject to Complaint; Appeal Process for Certain Educators

History. Code 1981, § 20-2-989.7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3303, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 20; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1091, § 5/HB 244; Ga. L. 2016, p. 620, § 3/SB 364; Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 3-1/SB 68; Ga. L. 2020, p. 569, § 1/HB 86.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, added the proviso at the end of the first sentence in subsection (a).
The 2020 amendments. —
The first 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, designated the first sentence in subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(1); substituted “Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the” for “The” in paragraph (a)(1) and inserted “that” near the middle; added paragraph (a)(2); and redesignated the former second sentence of subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(3). The second 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (a), designated the existing provisions as paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(3), in paragraph (a)(1), substituted “Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the” for “The” at the beginning and inserted “that” near the middle, and added paragraph (a)(2). See the Code Commission note regarding the effect of these amendments.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, the amendment of paragraph (a)(2) of this Code section by Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 3-1/SB 68, was treated as impliedly repealed and superseded by Ga. L. 2020, p. 569, § 1/HB 86, due to irreconcilable conflict.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 1091, § 6/HB 244, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014, and shall be applicable beginning in school year 2014-2015.

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