O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-242 (2019)

Local school systems; local units of administration; local governing bodies

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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The political subdivisions governed by county, independent, and area boards of education in this state established pursuant to law shall be known as “local school systems” for the purposes of this article, except where other specific provisions are made. All local school systems, boards of control of regional educational service agencies established pursuant to Code Section 20-2-272, and any other local or regional public education agencies established pursuant to law shall be known as “local units of administration” for purposes of this article, except education agencies governed or regulated by boards of other state agencies or except where other specific provisions are made. The members and executive officers of local governing boards shall comply with, execute, and enforce all laws and all policies, rules, standards, and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article in order to be eligible to receive state funds under this article. If a local board of education fails to comply with any provision of this article, compliance shall be enforced pursuant to Code Section

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2000–2012 · leading case: DeKalb Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Gold, 734 S.E.2d 466 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012).
DeKalb Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Gold, 734 S.E.2d 466 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “, OCGA § 20-2-242 (“The members and executive officers of local governing boards shall comply with, execute, and enforce all laws and all policies, rules, standards, and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article in order to be eligible to…”
North Georgia Reg'l Educ. Serv. Agency v. Weaver, 527 S.E.2d 864 (Ga. 2000). · cites it 2× “9 OCGA § 20-2-242; see also OCGA § 20-2-989.”
Kristin Nat'l, Inc. v. Bd. of Educ., 552 S.E.2d 475 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “14 OCGA § 20-2-242 (2). 15 OCGA § 20-2-300. 16 OCGA § 20-2-168 (f).”
Dekalb Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Elaine Gold (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “22 Accordingly, we conclude that, consistent with statutes and ordinances establishing retirement benefits for other government employees, the legislative acts of the Board establishing a retirement plan for the School District employees may become part of the employees’…”
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