05 LC 25
3764
House
Bill 421
By:
Representative Ehrhart of the
36th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school disciplinary tribunals, so
as to change certain provisions relating to disciplinary policies for students
committing acts of physical violence against teachers, school bus drivers, or
other school officials or employees; to provide that teachers who are the
victims of certain acts committed by students shall not be required to teach
such students without the
teacherś
consent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Subpart
2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to public school disciplinary tribunals, is amended
in subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-751.6, relating to disciplinary policies
for students committing acts of physical violence against teachers, school bus
drivers, or other school officials or employees, by adding a new paragraph to
read as follows:
"(4)
Any student who is found by a disciplinary hearing officer, panel, or tribunal
to have committed against a teacher during school hours or at a school related
function any act of physical violence as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection
(a) of this Code section or verbal or physical assault or otherwise made a
threat of violence against a teacher and who is not otherwise under expulsion,
long-term suspension, or short-term suspension shall not remain or be enrolled
in or assigned to any class taught by such victim teacher without the
teacheŕs
express written consent to the school principal; and any consent so given may be
withdrawn subsequently in writing by the teacher at any time. No action shall
be taken by a local school system against any teacher for his or her refusal or
failure to give such consent or for withdrawing such consent. This paragraph
shall apply to any class taught on or after the effective date of this
paragraph."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.