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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-779.2. Enforcement of face mask wearing requirement prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-2-779.2. Enforcement of face mask wearing requirement prohibited.

(a) No administrator, teacher, or other school personnel while acting within the scope of his or her employment with a local school system shall make or enforce any rule that requires students to wear face masks or face coverings while present in any area of a school or school grounds or other property owned or operated by the local school system unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such local school system may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule. A parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child’s health or education status. No student shall suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of such election by a parent or guardian.

(b) This Code section shall not be subject to waivers pursuant to Code Section 20-2-82 for a strategic waivers school system, Code Section 20-2-244 for a local board of education, Code Section 20-2-2063.2 for a charter system, or Code Section 20-2-2065 for a charter school established pursuant to Article 31 or Article 31A of this chapter, a charter system, or schools within a charter system.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-2-779.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 3/SB 514.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 1/SB 514, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Unmask Georgia Students Act.’”

Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 6/SB 514, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for the repeal of this Code section effective June 30, 2027.

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective March 29, 2022.