Have any of you heard about this?
Carolyn Oliver
Coordinator, Central Registration and
Student Information Systems
Paulding County School District
522 Hardee Street
Dallas, GA 30132
(770) 443-8003 x 10223
(770) 505-3623 FAX
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Board Member of Georgia Student Information Systems (GSIS) Users Group -
www.gsisusers.org<http://www.gsisusers.org>
From: Susan E. Browning
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 9:48 PM
To: Carolyn Y. Oliver <COliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Gary J. Plunkett <GPlunkett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fw: April 2018 Policy Alert
Carolyn,
Have you heard anything about this in your circles? Any implications for how
we operate currently?
Thanks!
Susan
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From: Brian S. Otott
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 8:17 AM
To: Clark C. Maggart; Susan E. Browning; Gary J. Plunkett
Subject: FW: April 2018 Policy Alert
FYI
From: Angela Palm, Director of Policy and Legislative Services
<GSBA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:GSBA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:06 PM
To: Brian S. Otott <BOtott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:BOtott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: April 2018 Policy Alert
April 2018 Policy Alert
Dear GSBA Policy Update Subscriber:
The Policy Alert for action taken during the month of March 2018 is as follows:
Litigation: No policy implications
Legislation: The 2018 session of the Georgia General Assembly has ended. As of
this writing, one new piece of legislation with potential policy implications
has become law.
The Governor has signed HB 159, otherwise known as the adoption bill. The bill
becomes effective September 1, 2018, and will likely have policy implications
for student enrollment and employee leave policies.
Policy code impacted: JBC-School Admissions or other student enrollment policy
Issue: Part II of the bill repeals the article relating to the power of
attorney for the care of a minor child (grandparent POA) passed in 2008 and
replaces it with a new article entitled the "Supporting and Strengthening
Families Act." [HB 159 should not be confused with the Kinship Caregiver Act
passed in 2017, pertaining to affidavits executed by parents of children not in
DFCS custody.] The new article not only broadens beyond grandparents the list
of relatives to whom parents can delegate caregiving authority, but also allows
parents to give such authority to a "nonrelative who is approved as an agent by
a child-placing agency or a nonprofit entity or faith-based organization for a
period not to exceed one year," with certain exceptions. POAs granted to
grandparents "may have unlimited duration" and POAs granted by military parents
"shall not exceed the term of deployment plus 30 days." Further, the new code
sections do not apply to POAs given to grandparents "prior to September 1,
2018." A new POA form is included in the Act for use after September 1, 2018.
Policy code impacted: GARH-Employee Leaves and Absences or other employee
leaves policy
Issue: Part III of the adoption bill adds a new code section 20-2-851.2
relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for school employees. The new
code section provides that a local board "that permits paternity or maternity
time off for biological parents following the birth of a child shall, upon
request, make such time off available for individuals adopting a child in the
same manner and utilizing the same type of leave."
Action to be taken:
GSBA is analyzing the adoption bill and the final version of others that passed
the House and Senate and is monitoring whether the Governor signs, vetoes, or
allows them to become law without his signature once the 40-day deadline has
passed. Information will be provided in future Policy Alerts and Updates.
A thorough review will be provided at the GSBA Policy Workshop in Savannah on
June 7th.
State Board Rules: No policy implications