Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 52 - Textbook - provisions for additional approved books

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

Code Sections - 20-2-1012

1. Langford  29th         2. Madden  47th            3. Hill  4th


Senate Comm: Ed         /         House Comm: Ed         /                      
Senate Vote: Yeas 53    Nays 0                                                  
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              Senate          Action          House                             
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             1/11/95   Read 1st time          2/3/95                            
             1/31/95   Favorably Reported     3/10/95                           
             Am        Committee Amend/Sub    Sub                               
             2/1/95    Read 2nd Time          2/6/95                            
             2/2/95    Read 3rd Time          3/15/95                           
             2/2/95    Passed/Adopted         3/15/95                           
             CA        Comm/Floor Amend/Sub   CS                                
             3/17/95   Amend/Sub Agreed To                                      
             3/30/95   Sent To Governor                                         
             4/20/95   Signed by Governor                                       
             450       Act/Veto Number                                          
             4/20/95   Effective Date                                           
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Code Sections amended: 20-2-1012,                                               


SB 52 95                                             SB52/AP

      SENATE BILL 52

      By:  Senators Langford of the 29th, Madden of the 47th,
           Hill of the 4th and others

                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school
  1- 3  textbooks, so as to change the manner in which such
  1- 4  textbooks are approved and selected; to provide for
  1- 5  compliance with other rules; to provide for an effective
  1- 6  date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
  1- 9  Georgia Annotated, relating to public school textbooks, is
  1-10  amended by striking Code Section 20-2-1012,  relating to
  1-11  committees to recommend textbooks, and inserting in its
  1-12  place the following:

  1-13    "20-2-1012. (Index)

  1-14    (a) The State Board of Education shall select a committee
  1-15    or committees of educators actually engaged in public
  1-16    school work in this state to examine textbooks and make
  1-17    recommendations thereon to the state board.  Such
  1-18    committee or committees shall consist of such number of
  1-19    educators as the state board may deem advisable, not
  1-20    exceeding five in each instance.  They shall serve for
  1-21    such time and for such duties as the state board may
  1-22    prescribe and shall receive such compensation as may be
  1-23    fixed by the state board.

  1-24    (b) In addition to any other method of textbook selection,
  1-25    the State Board of Education shall add to the approved
  1-26    list of textbooks for use in the public schools of this
  1-27    state any textbook or series of textbooks requested in
  1-28    writing by:

  1-29      (1) The superintendents of five or more different school
  1-30      systems; or




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                                                     SB52/AP

  2- 1      (2) Twenty or more teachers from at least 20 different
  2- 2      school systems who teach and are certified to teach the
  2- 3      courses encompassed by the textbook requested,

  2- 4    if the requisite number of requests for the specified
  2- 5    textbook are received within any 365 day period.  A
  2- 6    textbook so required to be added to the approved list
  2- 7    shall be added within 30 days following the receipt by the
  2- 8    state board of the requisite number of requests.  No
  2- 9    designation shall be included upon the approved list which
  2-10    indicates the manner in which any textbook was added to
  2-11    the list.  Other than the selection method, publishers
  2-12    whose textbooks are added to the approved list as provided
  2-13    in this subsection shall be required to comply with the
  2-14    same rules regarding textbooks as other publishers,
  2-15    including but not limited to price, durability, and
  2-16    availability."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-17  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
  2-18  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

                         SECTION 3.

  2-19  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-20  repealed.























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