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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The following constitute the major purposes of this part:
(1) To simplify and make more efficient the process of certifying educational personnel in Georgia;
(2) To attract the highest possible number of qualified personnel to become educators in Georgia;
(3) To promote the hiring of qualified educators from other states to work in Georgia schools;
(4) To improve the level of preparation of educators, both pre-service and in-service, by requiring for purposes of certification those essential skills and that knowledge needed to deliver effective education;
(5) To adopt standards of professional performance and a code of professional ethics for educators, both of which shall represent standards of performance and conduct which are generally accepted by educators of this state;
(6) To investigate reports of specified criminal conduct, violations of professional or ethical codes of conduct, and violations of certain rules, regulations, and policies by school system educators;
(7) To enforce the requirement that local school systems promptly report specified criminal conduct of school system educators to the commission; and
(8) To impose disciplinary action or a denial of a certificate against an educator.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 20. Education § 20-2-982 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-20-education/ga-code-sect-20-2-982/
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