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2478/AP
House
Bill 1010 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Harden of the
147th
and Rynders of the
152nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To
amend an Act to provide for the election of a chairperson and four members of
the Worth County Board of Education, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p.
3719), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p.
5740), so as to reapportion the education districts; to define certain terms; to
provide for members currently serving; to provide for the submission of this Act
to the United States Department of Justice; to provide for related matters; to
provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act to provide for the election of a chairperson and four members of the Worth
County Board of Education, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3719), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5740), is
amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1 as
follows:
"(a)
The Worth County Board of Education shall consist of a chairperson and four
additional members. The chairperson shall be elected by a majority vote of the
voters voting from the Worth County School District at large, and the other four
members shall be elected from education districts by a majority of voters voting
from each district. The chairperson and district members of the board shall
serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and
qualified. For the purpose of electing such members, the Worth County School
District shall be divided into four education districts which shall be and
correspond to those four numbered districts described in and attached to and
made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: worthccsb-2012 Plan
Type: Local Administrator: Worth User: bak'.
(b)
When used in such attachment, the term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same
geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census
for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. The
separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a
'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided
in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census
of 2010 for the State of Georgia. Any part of the Worth County School District
which is not included in any such district described in that attachment shall be
included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least
population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State
of Georgia. Any part of the Worth County School District which is described in
that attachment as being in a particular district shall nevertheless not be
included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district.
Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district
contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the
United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. Except as
otherwise provided in the description of any education district, whenever the
description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the
geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United
States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia."
SECTION
2.
It
is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of
the board of education of Worth County are to be elected in the November, 2012,
general election and in subsequent general elections, and this Act results from
changes in population based on the United States decennial census of 2010. It
is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current
members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their
successors shall be elected, and such matters shall remain as provided by law on
the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law, except to the
extent of reapportioning the districts represented by such members.
SECTION
3.
The
board of education of Worth County shall through its legal counsel cause this
Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended; and such submission shall be made to the United States
Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 45 days
after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise
becomes law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
The
provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the regular election in
2012 of members of the board of education of Worth County shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming effective without such
approval; and this Act shall otherwise become effective January 1,
2013.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Plan:
worthccsb-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator:
Worth
User: bak
District 001
Worth County
VTD: 3211 - SYLVESTER
VTD: 32113 - GORDY
VTD: 32116 - PINEY WOODS
District 002
Worth County
VTD: 3212 - SYLVESTER EAST
950200:
1037 1038 1039 1040 1043 1044
1045 1046 1049 1050 1051 1052
1053
1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063
1064
1065 1072 1075 1076 1077 4001
4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007
4008
4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018
4019
4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025
4028 4029 4032 4033 4034 4035
4036
4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046
4047
4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053
4054 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059
4060
4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4070
4071
950400:
1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1099
VTD: 3213 - POULAN
VTD: 3214 - SUMNER
VTD: 3215 - SHINGLER
District 003
Worth County
VTD: 32115 - ISABELLA
VTD: 3212 - SYLVESTER EAST
950200:
1028 1030 1031 1033 1034 1035
1036 1041 1042
VTD: 3216 - RED
ROCK
VTD: 3217 - DOLES
VTD: 3218 - OAKFIELD
VTD: 3219 - WARWICK
District 004
Worth County
VTD: 32110 - SCOOTERVILLE
VTD: 32111 - MINTON
VTD: 32112 - BRIDGEBORO
VTD: 32114 - COUNTY LINE