Bill Text: GA HB1011 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Clarke County; City of Athens; board of education; change districts

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - Effective Date [HB1011 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1011-Introduced.html
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House Bill 1011 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Heard of the 114th, McKillip of the 115th, and Williams of the 113th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act providing for the merger of the existing independent school system of the mayor and council of the City of Athens and the existing school system in the County of Clarke, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3057), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4340), so as to change the composition of the board of education and the districts from which members are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the election of members and terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act providing for the merger of the existing independent school system of the mayor and council of the City of Athens and the existing school system in the County of Clarke, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3057), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4340), is amended by revising subsections (a), (b), and (e) of Section 5 as follows:
"(a) The Board of Education of Clarke County shall be composed of nine members to be elected as provided in this Act. For the purpose of electing members of the Clarke County Board of Education, the Clarke County School District shall be divided into nine districts which shall be and correspond to those nine numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: clarkesb-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Clarke User: SE'.
(b) As 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 Block Group 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 Clarke County 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 Clarke County 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 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."
"(e)(1) The members of the board of education who were elected at the general election prior to the effective date of this Act shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified as provided in this section.
(2) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Clarke County from Education Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall be elected at the general election in November, 2014, on a nonpartisan basis in accordance with the terms of this Act to be held and conducted as provided by Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(3) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Clarke County from Education Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 shall be elected at the general election in November, 2012, on a nonpartisan basis in accordance with the terms of this Act to be held and conducted as provided by Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(4) Successors to members elected under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be elected at the general election in November, 2012, on a nonpartisan basis in accordance with the terms of this Act to be held and conducted as provided by Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. and shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(5) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, as they existed on January 1, 2012, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and, on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this section."

SECTION 2.
The Board of Education of Clarke County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of 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 3.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

Plan: clarkesb-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Clarke
User: SE

District 001
Clarke County
VTD: 0591A - W'VILLE TRAIN
140600:
1010 1011 1012 1019 1020 1021 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2031
2033 2034 2056 2057 2058 2059 2062
VTD: 0591B - TUCKSTON CHURCH
140600:
2029 2030 2032 2035 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045
2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2060 2061
2063 2064 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009
3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015
150700:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015 3016
150900:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2025 2026
VTD: 0591C - BARNETT SHLS SCHOOL
150900:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
VTD: 0591D - WHIT DAVIS SCHOOL
VTD: 0598B - CEDAR SHLS HIGH
150800:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

District 002
Clarke County
VTD: 0591A - W'VILLE TRAIN
140400:
1000 1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1012 1013 1014 1015
1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
140500:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035
1036 1047 1048 1050
140600:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1013 1014
1015 1016 1017 1018 1022
VTD: 0591B - TUCKSTON CHURCH
140600:
2036 2037
VTD: 0592A - FOWLER DRIVE
140400:
1002 1009 1010 1011 2000 2001 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
VTD: 0592B - HOWARD STROUD
030100:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2021 2022 2033 2034 2035 2039
030200:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035
2037 2038 2039 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028
140500:
1038 1051
VTD: 0594A - ATHENS TRANSIT
030200:
2036
140500:
1037 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1049
150500:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1006 1007
150600:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

District 003
Clarke County
VTD: 0593A - CLARKE CENTRAL
000600:
2020 2023 2024 2025 2033 2034 2037 2038 2043 2044 2045
000900:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
2029 2030 2031 2032 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
3009 3010 3011 3012 3013
001700:
1029
001800:
1003 1004
VTD: 0593B - THOMAS N. LAY
000100:
1000 1005 1006 1007 1008 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029
1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041
1042 1043 1045 1046
000402:
2000 2001 3006 3007 3011
000600:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2026 2027 2028
2029 2030 2031 2032 2035 2036 2039 2040 2041 2042
001900:
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2024 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
2032
030100:
2032
VTD: 0594B - MEMORIAL PARK
000100:
1001 1002 1003 1004 1009 1010 1044
000402:
1000 1001 1005 1006 1007 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3009
3010
VTD: 0595A - OGLETHORPE SCHOOL
001700:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1022

District 004
Clarke County
VTD: 0591C - BARNETT SHLS SCHOOL
150400:
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024
VTD: 0594A - ATHENS TRANSIT
030200:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
VTD: 0594B - MEMORIAL PARK
000401:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012
000402:
1002 1003 1004 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016
1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 3008 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017
002100:
1000 1001 1002 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022 2023 2024 2025
002200:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
150400:
2000 2001 2009 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005
VTD: 0597C - FIRESTATION #3
000401:
1013
150400:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1025 1026 2002
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016
2017 2018 2019

District 005
Clarke County
VTD: 0593A - CLARKE CENTRAL
001800:
1013 1016 1017 1018 1020 1021 3019 3020 3021
VTD: 0593B - THOMAS N. LAY
001900:
2023 2025
VTD: 0595A - OGLETHORPE SCHOOL
001700:
1006
001800:
1000 1001 1002 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1014
1015 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3014
130400:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035
1036
VTD: 0595C - CHASE STREET SC
VTD: 0595D - ACC FLEET MGT B
130300:
2008 2022 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039
2040 2041 2047 2048 2057 2062
VTD: 0596B - BOARD OF EDUCATION
130600:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013
VTD: 0596C - TIMOTHY RD ELEMENTARY
130700:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012
VTD: 0596D - FIRESTATION #4

District 006
Clarke County
VTD: 0595B - WHITEHEAD RD SCHOOL
VTD: 0595D - ACC FLEET MGT B
130300:
1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039
1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049
140300:
1034 1035
VTD: 0596A - CLEVELAND RD SC
VTD: 0596B - BOARD OF EDUCATION
130500:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019
130600:
1000 1013 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026
1034 1035 1036 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 3014

District 007
Clarke County
VTD: 0596C - TIMOTHY RD ELEMENTARY
130700:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1031 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VTD: 0597A - TIMOTHY BAPTST CHURCH
VTD: 0597B - ALPS ELEM. SCHOOL
VTD: 0597C - FIRESTATION #3
001200:
1016 1017 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022 2023 2024
002000:
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
002100:
1026 1027 1028 1029 2015
150400:
1009 1023

District 008
Clarke County
VTD: 0594A - ATHENS TRANSIT
150500:
1005 1011
VTD: 0594B - MEMORIAL PARK
150500:
1008 1009 1010
VTD: 0598A - GAINES SCHOOL
VTD: 0598B - CEDAR SHLS HIGH
150800:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020
VTD: 0598C - FIRESTATION #7

District 009
Clarke County
VTD: 0592A - FOWLER DRIVE
140300:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1036 1037
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006
3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018
3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025
140400:
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2020
VTD: 0592B - HOWARD STROUD
030100:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1010 1011 1012 1013 1017
1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 2014 2015
VTD: 0593B - THOMAS N. LAY
001900:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2026
030100:
1007 1008 1009 1014 1015 1016 1023 1024 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2036 2037
2038
130300:
2025 2026 2027 2028 2043 2044 2056 2061
VTD: 0595D - ACC FLEET MGT B
130300:
1000 1001 1032 1033 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2021 2023 2024 2029 2042 2058 2059 2060


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