Bill Text: GA HB797 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: State chartered special schools; revise funding

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-01 - Effective Date [HB797 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB797-Amended.html

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Senators Fort of the 39th, Stoner of the 6th, Henson of the 41st, Paris of the 26th, Tate of the 38th and others offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Education and Youth Committee substitute to HB 797 (LC 33 4758S) by inserting after line 85 the following:

(g) With respect to commission members, the applicable provisions of Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 45 regarding conflicts of interest for public officers and employees shall also extend to transactions between commission members and a state charter school, a nonprofit organization which is the charter petitioner for a state charter school, or a management company operating a state charter school.

By inserting after line 234 the following:

(h) Members of governing boards of state charter schools and their immediate family members, as defined in subsection (e) of this Code section, shall be subject to the same conflict of interest provisions and code of ethics requirements, to the extent possible, as members of local boards of education.