Bill Text: GA HB651 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Sexual offenders; information to schools on accessing registry; revise certain provisions

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB651 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB651-Introduced.html
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House Bill 651 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Carter of the 175th, Jones of the 46th, Kaiser of the 59th, Coleman of the 97th, Casas of the 103rd, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend Code Section 42-1-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of sexual offenders, so as to revise certain provisions relating to information provided by the Department of Education to schools on accessing the registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Code Section 42-1-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of sexual offenders, is amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (l) as follows:
"(l)(1) On at least an annual basis, the Department of Education shall obtain from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation a complete list of the names and addresses of all registered sexual offenders and shall send such list provide access to such information, accompanied by a hold harmless provision, to each school in this state. In addition, the Department of Education shall provide information to each school in this state on accessing and retrieving from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's website a list of the names and addresses of all registered sexual offenders."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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