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GA SB365
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Greg Dolezal
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AI Summary
- Local boards of education must notify parents in writing at the start of each school year (or upon new enrollment) of the option to receive email alerts each time their child checks out school library materials, including the title, author, genre, and return date
- The complaint resolution policy for materials "harmful to minors" under Code Section 20-2-324.6 is expanded to cover all written or electronic materials made available to public school students, including classroom materials, library materials, and extracurricular activity materials
- The definition of "education record" under student data privacy law is expanded to explicitly include records relating to any written or electronic materials made available to students, such as classroom materials, library materials, and extracurricular materials
- Code Section 20-2-720, relating to parental inspection of students' records, is repealed for purposes of conformity with the updated provisions
- "Parent" is defined throughout the relevant code sections as a natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian with legal authority to act on behalf of a school-age child
Legislative Description
Education; notification to parents and legal guardians of public school students of the right to receive email notification each time their child obtains school library materials; provide
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
2/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Education and Youth1/23/2024
Full Bill Text
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