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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-984.1 — Professional Standards Commission - Adoption of standards of performance and a code of ethics | Georgia Code

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TITLE 20 EDUCATION

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

ARTICLE 17 TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL

20-2-984.1. Professional Standards Commission - Adoption of standards of performance and a code of ethics.

It shall be the duty of the commission, by regulation, to adopt standards of performance and a code of ethics for educators. The standards of performance and code of ethics shall represent standards of performance and conduct which are generally accepted by educators of this state. In adopting regulations as provided in this Code section, the commission shall seek the advice of educators of this state. The standards of performance and code of ethics adopted by the commission shall be limited to professional performance and professional ethics.
Upon the adoption by the commission of standards of performance and a code of ethics as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, educators of this state shall be obliged to meet and comply with such standards of performance and to abide by such code of ethics.

(Code 1981, §20-2-984.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 750, § 7.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Requirement to report breach of standards.

- In a First Amendment free speech case, the district court did not err in finding that a public educator's complaint to Georgia's Professional Standards Commission was filed pursuant to the educator's official duties. Under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-984.1(b), adherence to the Code of Ethics was mandatory for all certified educators in Georgia and, under the Code of Ethics, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 505-6-.01(4) required educators to report a breach of one or more of the Standards. Myles v. Richmond County Bd. of Educ., F.3d (11th Cir. Mar. 6, 2008)(Unpublished).

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