Georgia House Bill 1591

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on March 20 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-25 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to establish protocols governing the recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with the superintendent of the DeKalb County School System; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Dekalb County; Board of Education; recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with school system superintendent; establish protocols

Rep. Karla Drenner [D]	Rep. Karen Lupton [D]	Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]	Rep. Omari Crawford [D]
Rep. Saira Draper [D]	Rep. Long Tran [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-25	House	House Second Readers
2026-03-23	House	House First Readers
2026-03-20	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74316
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246854