Education; use of corporal punishment by school personnel with any student in any public school; prohibit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to student discipline, so as to prohibit the use of corporal punishment by school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel with any student in any public school of this state; to require the State Board of Education and the Department of Education to provide for minimum standards and model student codes of conduct which address appropriate methods for redirecting students whose behavior is dangerous or disruptive; to provide for a definition; to provide for limited immunity for school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel for the good faith use of reasonable and necessary physical contact with a student under certain circumstances;to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Last action Jan 24, 2022
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5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
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Party
State
District
P
Billy Mitchell
DDemocratic
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Carolyn Hugley
DDemocratic
P
Debra Bazemore
DDemocratic
P
James Beverly
DDemocratic
P
Mike Wilensky
DDemocratic
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