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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1122 — Penalties for violation or refusal to submit to test | Georgia Code
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TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Section 2. Elementary and Secondary Education, 20-2-1 through 20-2-2180.

ARTICLE 22 SCHOOL BUSES

20-2-1122. Penalties for violation or refusal to submit to test.

  1. A school bus driver found to have used an illegal drug shall be terminated from his or her employment.
  2. A school bus driver found to have any measurable alcohol in his or her system during the school day shall be subject to disciplinary action at the discretion of the local board of education.
  3. A school bus driver who refuses to provide body fluid, when requested to do so in accordance with drug testing or random alcohol testing conducted pursuant to this part and rules and regulations promulgated under this part, shall be terminated from employment.

(Code 1981, §20-2-1122, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 846, § 1.)

PART 5 S CHOOL BUSES

Cross references.

- Operation of school buses, § 40-6-165.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2004, p. 621, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This part shall be known and may be cited as 'Aleana's Law.'"

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 57 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal, County, School, and State Tort Liability, § 551.

C.J.S.

- 78A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 1053 et seq.

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