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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1073. Transportation forbidden if certified detrimental to student’s health; penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1073. Transportation forbidden if certified detrimental to student’s health; penalty.

It shall be unlawful to transport any student to or from any public school in this state if a physician, licensed to practice medicine in this state, shall have certified to the superintendent of the county or independent school system, in writing, that the transportation of such student would be detrimental to the health of the student. It shall be unlawful to expend or use public funds for the transportation of students for whom a certificate has been filed by a physician. Any person, school superintendent, or member of a county or independent board of education violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 870, § 1.