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ADOPTED
Senator Hamrick of the 30th offered the following amendment:
Senator Hamrick of the 30th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Education and Youth Committee substitute to HB 193 (LC 33 3228S) by
inserting after "contracts;"
on line 6 the
following:
to
revise provisions relating to unlawful disruption of or interference with the
operation of public schools or public school buses; to provide that a mental
state of knowledge and intention or recklessness shall be an element of such
offense; to provide for an effective date and for applicability;
By
inserting between lines 71 and 72 the following:
SECTION
5A.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 20-2-1181, relating to
unlawful disruption of or interference with the operation of public schools or
public school buses, as follows:
"20-2-1181.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to
knowingly and
intentionally or recklessly disrupt or
interfere with the operation of any public school, public school bus, or public
school bus stop as designated by local school boards of education. Any person
violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
of a high
and aggravated nature."
SECTION
5B.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval. Section 5A of this Act shall apply with
respect to conduct on or after that date, and conduct prior to that date shall
continue to be governed by prior law.