Bill Text: GA HB1029 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Screven County; Board of Education; revise districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Effective Date [HB1029 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1029-Introduced.html

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12 LC 40 0047/AP

House Bill 1029 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative Burns of the 157th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act for the election of members of the Board of Education of Screven County, approved April 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3659), as amended, so as to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of Screven County; to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for qualifications; to provide for the election of a chairperson; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; 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 for the election of members of the Board of Education of Screven County, approved April 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3659), as amended, is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1.

(a) The Board of Education of Screven County shall be composed of seven members. For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Education of Screven County, the Screven County School District shall be divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each district. The districts shall be and correspond to those seven numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: screvenccsbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Screven User: Gina'.

(b) For purposes of such plan:

(1) 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; and

(2) 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 maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(c) Any part of Screven County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section 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.

(d) Any part of Screven County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included 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."

SECTION 2.

Said Act is further amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2.

(a) To be eligible to be elected to membership on the board of education, a person shall be a registered elector of Screven County eligible to vote for members of the General Assembly. The members of the board of education shall be elected by the qualified electors voting within their respective education districts.

(b) In the event of a vacancy on the board of education for any reason other than the expiration of the term of office, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code,' and the residency requirements set forth in this Act. In the event that a member of the board of education ceases to be a resident of the education district from which such member was elected, a vacancy shall exist and shall be filled in the same manner as other vacancies are filled."

SECTION 3.

Said Act is further amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3.

At its first meeting each year, the members of the board of education shall elect, by majority vote, one of their members to serve as chairperson for that year and until the election of a chairperson in the subsequent year. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as a member of the board and also as chairperson of the board."

SECTION 4.

Said Act is further amended by revising Section 4 as follows:

"SECTION 4.

(a) The members of the board of education who were elected at the general election in November 2008 shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected and until successors are elected and qualified as provided in this Act. The members of the board of education who were elected at the general election in November 2010 shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected and until successors are elected and qualified as provided in this Act.

(b) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Screven County from Commissioner Districts 1, 4, and 7 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2014. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(c) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Screven County from Commissioner Districts 2, 3, 5, and 6 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2012. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(d) Successors to members elected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be elected at the state-wide general election next preceding the expiration of such terms of office and shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(e) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as they existed on January 1, 2012, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, 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 Act.

(f) All members of the board of education shall be elected in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such nonpartisan elections shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'"

SECTION 5.

The governing authority of Screven 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, 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 6.

The provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the regular election in 2012 of members of the Board of Education of Screven 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 7.

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

Plan: screvenccsbR-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Screven
User: Gina

District 001
Screven County
VTD: 25106 - BAY BRANCH
970200:
1004 1033 1035 1036
970300:
1076
VTD: 25107 - HILTONIA
VTD: 25108 - SCREVEN REC.
VTD: 25109 - GREENHILL CHURCH
970200:
2329 2330
970400:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 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 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051
1052 1053 1055 1077 1078 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203

District 002
Screven County
VTD: 25109 - GREENHILL CHURCH
970400:
2064 2065 2074 2075 2076 3000 3001
VTD: 25110 - SR CITIZENS CENTER

District 003
Screven County
VTD: 25102 - HUNTERS
VTD: 25109 - GREENHILL CHURCH
970400:
1013 1054 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065
1066 1067 1069 1076 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089
1090 1091 1092 1131 1140 1176 1177 1182 1185 1186 1188 1189
1190 1191 1192 1193 1195 1196 3025 3026 3027 3045 3047 4000
4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012
4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4031 4032 4033 4034
4035 4039 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4048 4056
970500:
2045
VTD: 25111 - JACKSON FIRE STATION
970400:
1068 1072 1073 1074 1075 1079 1080 1081 1124 1125 1126 1127
1128 1129 1130 1136 1139 1141 1205
970500:
2046 2047 2048
VTD: 25112 - FOY'S STORE
970500:
2057 2059 2061 2062 2063 2069

District 004
Screven County
VTD: 25103 - NEWINGTON
VTD: 25111 - JACKSON FIRE STATION
970400:
1070 1071 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102
1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114
1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1132 1133 1134
1135 1137 1138 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150
1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162
1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174
1175 1183 1184 1187 1194 1204
970500:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1017 1023 1141 1142
1143 1144 1145 1151 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 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043
2044

District 005
Screven County
VTD: 25104 - CULVER'S STORE
970300:
2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2037 2039 2041 2043 2045 2046 2047
2049 2053 2054 2055 2064 2066 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019
3020 3021 3022
970600:
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 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047
1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059
1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073
1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1081 1082 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052
2053 2057 2069 2070 2071 2074 2075 2076 2077
VTD: 25112 - FOY'S STORE
970500:
1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125
1126 1127 1138 1139 1140 2068 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082
2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094
2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2108 2109 2110 2115 2116
2117 2122
970600:
1065 1066 1079 1080 1083

District 006
Screven County
VTD: 25105 - ROCKY FORD
VTD: 25106 - BAY BRANCH
970200:
1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1037 1038 1041 1042
1043 1089 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1103 1104
970300:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018
1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031
1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043
1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055
1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067
1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1081 1082 1083 1084 1103 1104 1106
1107 2056 2057 2058 2060 2061 2062 2063
970400:
2004 2005 2006

District 007
Screven County
VTD: 25101 - SYLVANIA
VTD: 25104 - CULVER'S STORE
970300:
2030 2036 2038 2040 2042 2044 2048 2050 2051 2052 2059 2065