Bill Text: GA HB1232 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Students; parent conferences for failing grades; provisions
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - House Second Readers [HB1232 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1232-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1232
By:
Representatives Dawkins-Haigler of the
93rd,
Benton of the
31st,
Mosby of the
90th,
Bruce of the
64th,
and Williams of the
89th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to students in elementary and secondary education, so as to
provide for parent conferences when a student receives a failing grade on two
consecutive report cards in a subject or course; to provide for proceedings
against a parent or guardian who fails to attend such conference; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to students in elementary and secondary education, is amended by revising Code
Section 20-2-766.1, relating to proceeding against parents for failure to
cooperate in educational programs, as follows:
"20-2-766.1.
The
local board of education may, by petition to the juvenile court, proceed against
a parent or guardian as provided in this Code section. If the court finds that
the parent or guardian has willfully and unreasonably failed to attend a
conference requested by a principal pursuant to Code Section
20-2-765,
or
20-2-766, or
20-2-785, the court may order the parent
or guardian to attend such a conference, order the parent or guardian to
participate in such programs or such treatment as the court deems appropriate to
improve the student's behavior, or both. After notice and opportunity for
hearing, the court may impose a fine, not to exceed $500.00, on a parent or
guardian who willfully disobeys an order of the court entered under this Code
section. The court may use its contempt and other powers specified in Code
Section 15-11-5 to enforce any order entered under this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is amended by adding a new part to read as follows:
"Part
5
20-2-785.
If
a student receives a failing grade on two consecutive report cards in a subject
or course, the school shall notify by telephone call and by either certified
mail or statutory overnight delivery with return receipt requested or
first-class mail the student's parent or guardian of the failing grades and
request at least one parent or guardian to attend a conference with the
principal or the teacher or both to address the failing grades. Failure of the
student's parent or guardian to attend such a conference may subject such parent
or guardian to proceedings pursuant to Code Section
20-2-766.1."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.