Georgia § 20-2-302 - Funds for operation of schools for deaf and blind persons.

§ 20-2-302. Funds for operation of schools for deaf and blind persons.

The State Board of Education shall annually determine the amount of funds needed for operation of the state schools for the deaf and blind. Such funds appropriated by the General Assembly shall be made available for the operation of these schools under rules and regulations prescribed by the state board. Employees of the state schools for the deaf and blind governed by the State Board of Education shall serve in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2, provided that employees who serve in the classified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 may elect to remain in the classified service and be governed by the provisions thereof; provided, further, that such employees who choose to be promoted to unclassified positions or who request to transfer to different positions or locations shall become members of the unclassified service. The State Board of Education may delegate to the State School Superintendent the authority to employ and dismiss employees at the state schools for the deaf and blind. (Code 1981, § 20-2-300 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Code 1981, § 20-2-302 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1069, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-23/HB 642.) Cross references. - Deaf person defined, § 30-1-1 . Individualized education program for blind students with evaluation of Braille skills, § 30-7-3 . Blindness education, screening, and treatment program, § 31-1-23 . Delivery of deaf-blind services and techniques leading to maximum independence, § 34-15-20. Editor's notes. - See the Editor's note at the beginning of this part for information as to the redesignation of the former provisions of this Code section. Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012. Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."