06 LC 33
1509S
The
House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to SB
288:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to teachers and other school personnel, so as to enact the
"Grade Integrity Act of 2006"; to provide that no classroom teacher shall be
required, coerced, intimidated, or disciplined in any manner to change the grade
of a student; to provide for an ethical violation reportable to the Professional
Standards Commission; to provide for construction; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Grade Integrity Act of
2006."
SECTION
2.
Article
17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to teachers and other school personnel, is amended by inserting at the end
thereof a new Part 12 to read as follows:
"Part
12
20-2-989.20.
(a)
No classroom teacher shall be required, coerced, intimidated, or disciplined in
any manner by the local board of education, superintendent, or any local school
administrator to change the grade of a student. A violation of this Code
section shall constitute an ethics violation reportable to the Professional
Standards Commission pursuant to Part 10 of this article.
(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prevent a principal or other
local school administrator from discussing the grade of a student with a
classroom teacher.
(c)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prevent a central office
administrator, superintendent, or local school administrator from changing a
student́s
grade. Any grade change made by a person other than the classroom teacher must
be clearly indicated in the
student́s
school records and must indicate the person responsible for making such grade
change."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.