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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-324.8. Use of personal electronic devices during school day by students
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Access” means viewing, holding, wearing, or otherwise using a device for the purpose of communication, internet access, gaming, recording, listening to music, or any other function commonly associated with personal electronic devices. (2) “Bell-to-bell” means the period beginning with the first bell signaling...
(c) By January 1, 2026, each local school system and public school shall adopt policies and procedures that, at a minimum: (1) Prohibit bell-to-bell access to personal electronic devices by students in kindergarten through grade eight, subject to exceptions provided for by law; (2) Establish appropriate methods for storing students’ personal electronic...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.5. Student Code of conduct; safety rules on school buses; distribution
(a) Each student code of conduct shall contain provisions that address the following conduct of students during school hours, at school related functions, and on the school bus in a manner that is appropriate to the age of the student: (1) Verbal assault, including threatened violence, of teachers, administrators, and other school personnel; (2) Physical...
(b)(1) In addition to the requirements contained in subsection (a) of this Code section, each student code of conduct shall include comprehensive and specific provisions prescribing and governing student conduct and safety rules on all public school buses. The specific provisions shall include but not be limited to: (A) Students shall be prohibited from...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.4. Bullying and cyberbullying
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1)(A) “Bullying” means an act that is: (i) Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on another person, when accompanied by an apparent present ability to do so; (ii) Any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm; or (iii) Any intentional...
(b) No later than July 1, 2026: (1) Each local board of education shall adopt a policy that prohibits bullying, including, without limitation, cyberbullying, by a student and shall require such prohibition to be included in the student code of conduct for schools in that school system; (2) Each local board policy shall require that, upon a finding by the...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-591. Mobile panic alert system
(a) Not later than July 1, 2026, each public school shall implement a mobile panic alert system capable of: (1) Connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple local and state law enforcement and first responder agencies. Such system shall be known as “Alyssa’s Alert” and shall integrate with the...
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O.C.G.A. § 40-6-165. Operation of school buses
(a) Prior to moving a school bus from a stop at which passengers have been loaded or unloaded, the driver of the bus shall check all mirrors to ensure that it is safe to place the bus in motion. (b) Prior to loading or unloading passengers from a school bus, the driver shall engage the parking brakes of the bus and shall not release such brakes until each...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-324. Internet acceptable-use policies required in all public schools; minimum policy requirements; policy enforcement; technology protection measures required; policy compliance review, approval, and enforcement by State Board of Education; waivers prohibited
(b)(1) No later than October 1, 2025, each local governing body shall adopt an acceptable-use policy for its school system. At a minimum, an acceptable-use policy shall contain provisions which are reasonably designed to: (A) Prevent and prohibit any school equipment from being used for accessing, sending, receiving, viewing, or downloading obscene...
(d) Each school and local school system shall provide, upon written request of a parent or guardian, a copy of the acceptable-use policy adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section and information regarding the administrative procedures in effect to enforce such acceptable-use policy and to address complaints about such enforcement. (e)(1)(A)...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-324.7. Social media policies required in all public schools; minimum policy requirements; policy enforcement; policy compliance review and investigation by Department of Education; corrective action by State Board of Education for noncompliance
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Internet” means the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the internet protocol or its subsequent extensions; that is able to support communications using the transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) suite, its subsequent...
(d) Each local school system or public school shall publish on its website a copy of the social media policy adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section and shall provide a paper copy of such upon written request of a parent or guardian of an enrolled student. (e) The Department of Education shall be authorized to consult with and assist any...
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O.C.G.A. § 40-6-161. Headlights to be lit when transporting children; communication equipment required
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate any school bus which is transporting children unless the headlights on such school bus are illuminated. (b) It shall be unlawful to operate any school bus which is transporting children unless the driver of the bus is equipped with one or more devices to allow live communication between the driver and school officials or...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1015. Instructional materials and content in digital or electronic format; funding
(a) Local boards of education are strongly encouraged on and after July 1, 2020, to: (1) Purchase all instructional materials and content in digital or electronic format; and (2) Provide a laptop, tablet, or other wireless electronic device to each of its students in grades three and higher or allow students to provide their own for use as the principal...
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O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-18. Prohibited possession of certain goods by youth; penalty
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Director” means the commissioner or any director of a juvenile detention center or his or her designee, or any other person who is responsible for the overall management and operation of a center. (2) “Juvenile detention center” means a regional youth detention center or youth development center operated by...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-145. Comprehensive character education program
(a) The State Board of Education shall develop by the start of the 1997-1998 school year a comprehensive character education program for levels K-12. This comprehensive character education program shall be known as the “character curriculum” and shall focus on the students’ development of the following character traits: courage, patriotism, citizenship,...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-779.1. Training in youth violence and suicide awareness and prevention
(c)(1) By January 1, 2026, the Department of Education shall, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Suicide Prevention Program established pursuant to Code Section 37-1-27, student violence and suicide prevention experts, other youth mental health experts, and elementary and secondary school counselors,...
(d)(1) Each local board of education or public school governing body shall: (A) Adopt policies, rules, and regulations on student suicide awareness and prevention. Such policies, rules, and regulations shall be developed in consultation with school and community stakeholders, school employed mental health professionals, and suicide prevention experts, and...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-149. Programs for educating students regarding online internet safety
(a)(1) The Department of Education shall develop model programs for educating students regarding online safety while using the internet, taking into consideration educational materials on this topic developed by other states as well as any other materials suggested by education experts, child psychologists, and technology companies that promote child online...
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O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3. Exemptions
(75)(A) The sale of eligible property. The exemption provided by this paragraph applies only to sales occurring during the period commencing at 12:01 A.M. on July 30, 2016, and concluding at 12:00 Midnight on July 31, 2016. (B) As used in this paragraph, the term: (i) “Clothing” means all human wearing apparel suitable for general use and includes footwear....
(75)(A) The sale of eligible property. The exemption provided by this paragraph applies only to sales occurring during the period commencing at 12:01 A.M. on July 30, 2016, and concluding at 12:00 Midnight on July 31, 2016. (B) As used in this paragraph, the term: (i) “Clothing” means all human wearing apparel suitable for general use and includes footwear....
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O.C.G.A. § 16-12-100.2. Computer or electronic pornography and child exploitation prevention
(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the “Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 2007.” (b) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child” means any person under the age of 16 years. (2) “Electronic device” means any device used for the purpose of communicating with a child for sexual purposes or...
(c)(1) A person commits the offense of computer or electronic pornography if such person intentionally or willfully: (A) Compiles, enters into, or transmits by computer or other electronic device; (B) Makes, prints, publishes, or reproduces by other computer or other electronic device; (C) Causes or allows to be entered into or transmitted by computer or...
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O.C.G.A. § 40-6-241. Distracted driving; restrictions on operation of wireless telecommunication devices and stand-alone electronic devices; penalty; exceptions
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Stand-alone electronic device’’ means a device other than a wireless telecommunications device which stores audio or video data files to be retrieved on demand by a user. (2) ‘‘Utility services’’ means and includes electric, natural gas, water, waste-water, cable, telephone, or telecommunications services or...
(d) While operating a commercial motor vehicle on any highway of this state, no individual shall: (1) Use more than a single button on a wireless telecommunications device to initiate or terminate a voice communication; or (2) Reach for a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device in such a manner that requires the driver to no...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-736. Student codes of conduct; distribution; disciplinary action for violations; parental involvement
(a) At the beginning of each school year, local boards of education shall provide for the distribution of student codes of conduct developed pursuant to Code Section 20-2-735 to each student upon enrollment. Local boards of education shall provide for the distribution of such student codes of conduct to the parents or guardians of each student through such...
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O.C.G.A. § 39-6-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Account holder” means a person who is a resident of this state and has an account or profile to use a social media platform, including a minor account holder. (2) “Educational entity” means: (A) A public elementary or secondary school, including without exception public schools provided for under Articles 31, 31A, and...
(6) “Social media platform” means an online forum that allows an account holder to create a profile, upload posts, view and listen to posts, form mutual connections, and interact publicly and privately with other account holders and users. Such term shall not include an online service, website, or application where the predominant or exclusive function is...
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O.C.G.A. § 16-11-66. Interception of wire, oral, or electronic communication by party thereto; consent requirements for recording and divulging conversations to which child under 18 years is a party; parental exception
(a) Nothing in Code Section 16-11-62 shall prohibit a person from intercepting a wire, oral, or electronic communication where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception. (b) After obtaining the consent required by this subsection, the telephonic conversations or...
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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-263. Grant program to incentivize adoption of digital learning; rules and regulations
(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to establish a grant program to incentivize the adoption of digital learning using high speed internet connections across Georgia schools. The grant program shall include funding, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, for grants to local boards of education for the purchase of technology capital,...
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