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2018 Georgia Code 20-2-58 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 20 EDUCATION

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

ARTICLE 3 LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION

20-2-58. Regular monthly meeting of local boards; adjournment; temporary presiding officer; notice of date.

It shall be the duty of each local board of education to hold a regular meeting during each calendar month for the transaction of business pertaining to the public schools. Any such meeting may be adjourned from time to time, and, in the absence of the president or secretary, the members of the local board may appoint one of their own number to serve temporarily. The local board shall annually determine the date of its meeting and shall publish it either in the official county organ or, at the option of the local board of education, in a newspaper having a general circulation in said county at least equal to that of the official county organ for two consecutive weeks following the setting of the date; provided, however, that the date shall not be changed more often than once in 12 months and, if changed, the new date shall also be published as provided in this Code section.

(Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 83; Code 1933, § 32-908; Ga. L. 1955, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 700, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 612, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 726, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, in the last sentence, a comma was deleted between "12 months" and "and" and a comma inserted between "and" and "if changed".

Law reviews.

- For article, "The Amended Open Meetings Law: New Requirements for Publicly Funded Corporations As Well As Governmental Agencies," see 25 Ga. St. B.J. 78 (1988).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Word "date" is to be construed to mean the day of the week or month on which county board meetings are to be held and includes the time for such meetings. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 146.

County superintendent must of necessity be permitted to attend any official meeting of county board. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 171.

Absence of chair or secretary.

- Local board of education must organize itself in the manner set forth in O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-57 and20-2-58; however, the board may select two of the board's members to serve temporarily in the absence of the chair or secretary and may designate the members as vice-chairs. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U87-9.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, §§ 74, 75.

C.J.S.

- 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 138 et seq.

ALR.

- Libel and slander: Privileged nature of statements or utterances by member of school board in course of official proceedings, 85 A.L.R.3d 1137.

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