The Cobb County Fire Lane Ordinance was amended last month to include a provision for student pick-up at schools. The ordinance vehicles to be in a fire lane for 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the schools end time as long as a driver is behind the wheel.

The ordinance applies to public and private schools. Enforcement of the new provision begins April 9.

Fire lane violations will result in a $135 fine.

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A migrant farmworker harvests Vidalia onions at a farm in Collins, in 2011. A coalition of farmworkers, including one based in Georgia, filed suit last month in federal court arguing that cuts to H-2A wages will trigger a cut in the pay and standard of living of U.S. agricultural workers. (Bita Honarvar/AJC)

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