SB 68 - Education - home economics course in parenting
Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions
SB 68 - Education - home economics course in parenting
Page Numbers - 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5
1. Thomas 10th 2. Stokes 43rd 3. Brown 26th
Senate Comm: H&HS / House Comm: Ed /
Senate Vote: Yeas 45 Nays 8
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Senate Action House
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1/12/95 Read 1st time 2/13/95
2/7/95* Favorably Reported 3/14/95
Sub Committee Amend/Sub Sub
1/30/95 Read 2nd Time 2/14/95
1/31/95 Committed 3/17/95
1/31/95 Read 3rd Time
2/10/95 Passed/Adopted
CS/FA Comm/Floor Amend/Sub
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*1/27/95 Favorably reported by substitute.
Code Sections amended: 20-2-142
SB 68 LC 19 2609S
_________________________ offers the following
substitute to SB 68:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1- 1 To amend Code Section 20-2-142 of the Official Code of
1- 2 Georgia Annotated, relating to prescribed courses relating
1- 3 to the development and dissemination of instructional
1- 4 materials on the effect of alcohol, so as to provide for a
1- 5 course of study in home economics which includes parenting
1- 6 education as prescribed by the Department of Education for
1- 7 all state funded schools with grades seven or eight; to
1- 8 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
1- 9 for other purposes.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
1-11 Code Section 20-2-142 of the Official Code of Georgia
1-12 Annotated, relating to prescribed courses relating to the
1-13 development and dissemination of instructional materials on
1-14 the effect of alcohol, is amended by striking said Code
1-15 section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new
1-16 Code Section 20-2-142 to read as follows:
1-17 "20-2-142. (Index)
1-18 (a)(1) All elementary and secondary schools which
1-19 receive in any manner funds from the state shall provide
1-20 the following course offerings in the manner prescribed
1-21 by the State Board of Education:
1-22 (A) A course of study in the background, history, and
1-23 development of the federal and state governments. The
1-24 course in the study of federal and state governments
1-25 shall be supplemented in each high school by a study
1-26 of the local county and municipal governments; and
1-27 (B) A course of study in the history of the United
1-28 States and in the history of Georgia and in the
1-29 essentials of the United States and Georgia
1-30 Constitutions, including the study of American
1-31 institutions and ideals.
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2- 1 (2) No student shall be eligible to receive a diploma
2- 2 from a high school unless such student has successfully
2- 3 completed the courses in history and government provided
2- 4 for by this subsection, except as provided in paragraph
2- 5 (3) of this subsection.
2- 6 (3) Handicapped students who are otherwise eligible for
2- 7 a special education diploma pursuant to subsection (c)
2- 8 of Code Section 20-2-281 shall not be denied this
2- 9 diploma if they have not successfully completed either
2-10 or both of these courses; provided, however, that their
2-11 Individualized Education Programs have not specified
2-12 that the handicapped students must enroll in and
2-13 successfully complete both of these courses.
2-14 (b)(1) The State Board of Education and the Board of
2-15 Public Safety shall jointly establish an alcohol and
2-16 drug course for the purpose of informing the young
2-17 people of this state of the dangers involved in
2-18 consuming alcohol or certain drugs in connection with
2-19 the operation of a motor vehicle. The course shall be
2-20 designed to generate greater interest in highway safety
2-21 and accident prevention. The state board and the Board
2-22 of Public Safety shall jointly, by rules or regulations,
2-23 determine the contents of the course and its duration.
2-24 The Board of Public Safety shall make available officers
2-25 or employees of the Department of Public Safety to teach
2-26 the alcohol and drug course. The alcohol and drug
2-27 course shall be offered periodically but not less than
2-28 once annually in the public schools of this state to
2-29 students in grades nine and above in the manner
2-30 prescribed by the state board.
2-31 (2) All schools with grade nine or above which receive
2-32 funds in any manner from the state shall make available
2-33 to eligible students the alcohol and drug course
2-34 provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
2-35 (3) The commissioner of public safety shall make the
2-36 alcohol and drug course, and instructors where
2-37 necessary, available to the private schools in this
2-38 state. In addition, the commissioner of public safety
2-39 shall offer the alcohol and drug course periodically at
2-40 various locations in the state in the manner provided by
2-41 the Board of Public Safety.
2-42 (c) The State Board of Education shall prescribe a course
2-43 of study in health and physical education for all grades
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3- 1 and grade levels in the public schools and shall establish
3- 2 standards for its administration. The course shall
3- 3 include instruction concerning the impact of alcohol,
3- 4 tobacco, and drug use upon health and may occupy periods
3- 5 totaling not less than 30 minutes per day in kindergarten
3- 6 through grade eight or equivalent grade levels. A manual
3- 7 setting out the details of such courses of study shall be
3- 8 prepared or approved by the State School Superintendent in
3- 9 cooperation with the Department of Human Resources, the
3-10 state board, and such expert advisers as they may choose.
3-11 The Department of Education is directed to assemble or
3-12 develop instructional resources and materials concerning
3-13 alcohol and drug abuse, taking into consideration
3-14 technological enhancements available for utilization of
3-15 such instructional resources.
3-16 (d)(1) All schools with grades seven or eight which
3-17 receive in any manner funds from the state may provide a
3-18 course of study in home economics to include parenting
3-19 education.
3-20 (2) The Department of Education shall prescribe a course
3-21 of home economics to include a unit on parenting
3-22 education. This unit shall contain but not be limited
3-23 to instruction to prepare students to understand
3-24 children's physical, mental, emotional, and social
3-25 growth and development with emphasis on nutrition,
3-26 family living and community relationships, domestic
3-27 violence, home management, and the responsibilities of
3-28 parenthood. The unit shall not contain any materials
3-29 that would define emotional, social, political, or
3-30 religious values.
3-31 (3) All parenting education instruction shall be taught
3-32 by a certified teacher. All instruction shall be in
3-33 accordance with Georgia law.
3-34 (d)(e) The funds allocated under Code Section 20-2-13
3-35 shall be used for the purpose of creating and maintaining
3-36 state educational research services for purposes which
3-37 shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
3-38 (1) For the development, production, and procurement of
3-39 curriculum materials and units of instruction on the
3-40 scientific facts in regard to the influence and effect
3-41 of alcohol on human health and behavior and on social
3-42 and economic conditions, including suggested methods of
3-43 instruction in ways of working with boys and girls and
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4- 1 young people in the various age groups and grade levels
4- 2 of the public schools of the state, as aids to classroom
4- 3 teachers and others responsible for the conduct of the
4- 4 educational program in the public schools;
4- 5 (2) For the publication, procurement, and dissemination
4- 6 of curriculum materials, units of instruction, and
4- 7 suggested methods of instruction relating to the
4- 8 influence and effect of alcohol on human health and
4- 9 behavior and on social and economic conditions for the
4-10 schoolteachers and educational officials in the various
4-11 local school systems of the state, the Department of
4-12 Education, and the various educational institutions of
4-13 the state which are engaged in the education and
4-14 training of teachers; and
4-15 (3) For cooperative work, by and between the state
4-16 educational research service and the local school
4-17 systems of the state, the Department of Education, and
4-18 the educational institutions of the state which are
4-19 engaged in the education and training of teachers,
4-20 through conferences, study groups, demonstrations of
4-21 methods and materials of instruction, and other means.
4-22 (e)(f) The state board is authorized to expend such
4-23 amounts as may be necessary of the moneys allocated to it
4-24 under Code Section 20-2-13 for the employment of a
4-25 specialist or specialists or for contracting for the
4-26 services of specialists in research and in development and
4-27 production of curriculum materials and units of
4-28 instruction on the scientific facts in regard to the
4-29 influence of alcohol on human health and behavior and on
4-30 social and economic conditions, including methods of
4-31 instruction; for the employment of secretarial and
4-32 clerical assistants and other office expenses; for
4-33 expenses of conferences, study groups, and demonstrations;
4-34 and for all other expenses necessary in carrying out the
4-35 purposes of this Code section.
4-36 (f)(g) The state board shall make available uniformly to
4-37 the public schools of the state and the educational
4-38 institutions of the state engaged in the education and
4-39 training of teachers the curriculum materials, the units
4-40 of instruction, and the suggested methods of instruction
4-41 which are developed under this Code section."
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SECTION 2.
5- 1 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
5- 2 repealed.
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