Georgia CommonsTitle 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION · Article 16. STUDENTS · Part 2. DISCIPLINE
20-2-759. Minimum qualifications for hearing officers, disciplinary hearing officers, tribunals, and panels.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations to require minimum qualifications for hearing officers, disciplinary hearing officers, tribunals, and panels that are tasked with hearing matters in this subpart. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations to ensure that such individuals have initial training prior to serving as a hearing officer or disciplinary hearing officer or on a tribunal or panel, undergo continuing education so as to continue to serve in such capacity, and function as independent, neutral arbiters.
History
Code 1981, § 20-2-759, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 3-1/SB 367.
Editor's notes
Former Code Section 20-2-759, relating to children in kindergarten through grade five, was repealed by Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 18, effective May 4, 2004. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 20-2-759, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1079, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1436, § 8; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1421, § 3.
Law reviews
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).
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