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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-45A-5. Aquatic safety plan required of private swim instructors.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-45A-5. Aquatic safety plan required of private swim instructors.

(a) No later than April 1, 2024, every private swim instructor in this state shall have an aquatic safety plan in place before providing swimming lessons to any individual.

(b) Private swim instructors may adopt the department’s model aquatic safety plan or they may develop their own aquatic safety plan.

(c) Any aquatic safety plan in place developed by a private swim instructor that contains all of the procedures, requirements, and standards set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section 31-45A-3 shall be adequate for purposes of this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-45A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 559, § 1/SB 107, effective May 3, 2023.