January 2017

Facility not entitled to hearing to contest plan of correction.

The Department of Community Health was required to provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing prior to only certain administrative actions specified by statute.  Therefore, as requiring a facility to submit a plan of correction was not among the administrative actions for which prior notice and an opportunity for a hearing was required, the […]

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Suspension inappropriate where educator complied with mandatory reporting requirements.

A high school assistant principal was directed by the principal to investigate an incident involving two students circulating a naked photograph of one of their peers. The assistant principal complied, and later reported her findings to the principal, but did not directly report the incident to the police.  The Professional Standards Commission later found probable

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Summer Food Service Program participants must repay disallowances using non-SFSP funds.

The Petitioner, a participant in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), was required to repay a debt to SFSP after the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) discovered that it exceeded its state-approved budget for store purchases.  DECAL subsequently sought to disqualify the Petitioner from the SFSP after the Petitioner failed to submit documentation

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Peace officer certification revoked for unprofessional conduct, improper dealings with inmates.

The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council properly revoked the POST certification of a former corrections officer based on evidence that the officer possessed an unauthorized weapon (a shank) around violent inmates, gave special treatment to homosexual inmates, and allowed an inmate with a history of violence to accompany her during lockdown counts.

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Superior Court upholds OSAH Decision on Outdoor Advertising Control Act.

The Fulton County Superior Court affirmed an OSAH Judge’s Decision holding that LED signs located behind glass panes on a building and visible to the outside public were subject to regulation under the Outdoor Advertising Control Act.  The Superior Court also concurred with the OSAH Judge’s holding that the LED signs were “multiple message signs” under the

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