05 LC 29
1871S
The
House Committee on Judiciary Non-civil offers the following
substitute
to
SB 196:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions for offenses against public health and
morals, so as to provide for the crime of smoking on a school bus or other
vehicle transporting children to and from schools or early care and education
programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions for offenses against public health and morals, is amended
by adding a new Code Section 16-12-2.1 to follow Code Section 16-12-2, relating
to smoking in public places, to read as follows:
"16-12-2.1.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke tobacco in any form on any school
bus, van, or other vehicle which is used by a public or private school or early
care and education program, as defined by Code Section 20-1A-2, to transport
children or students to or from such school or program or to any school or
program related event. This Code section shall apply regardless of whether any
child or student is present on the bus, van, or other vehicle. This Code
section shall not apply to personal vehicles of volunteers, coaches, teachers,
or staff of a public or private school or early care and education
program.
(b)
A person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.