09
Senate
Bill 14
By:
Senators Douglas of the 17th, Rogers of the 21st, Goggans of the 7th, Murphy of
the 27th, Hawkins of the 49th and others
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 20-2-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to election of county board of education members, persons ineligible to be
members or superintendent, ineligibility for local boards of education, and
ineligibility for other offices, so as to provide that no person who is on the
national or state sex offender registry shall be eligible for election to or
service on a local board of education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 20-2-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to election
of county board of education members, persons ineligible to be members or
superintendent, ineligibility for local boards of education, and ineligibility
for other offices, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(e)
No person who is on the National Sex Offender Registry or the state sexual
offender registry shall be eligible for election to or service on a local board
of education."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.