Bill Text: GA HB1127 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mitchell County; Board of Education; change districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - Effective Date [HB1127 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1127-Introduced.html

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12 LC 28 6093/AP

House Bill 1127 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative Powell of the 171st

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3667), so as to change the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office for current members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3667), is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 2 as follows:

"(b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Mitchell County School District is divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Education Districts 1 though 6 shall be and correspond to those six numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: mitchellsb-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Mitchell SB User: Gina'. Education District 7 shall be an at-large district and shall consist of all of the Mitchell County School District.

(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) 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

(B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any 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.

(2) Any part of the Mitchell County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) 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.

(3) Any part of the Mitchell County School District which is described in subsection (b) 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.

(a) Those members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.
(b) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, 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.

SECTION 3.

The Board of Education of Mitchell 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, not 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.

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

Plan: mitchellsb-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Mitchell SB
User: Gina

District 001
Mitchell County
VTD: 205CT - COTTON
090200:
1001 1002 1005 1006 1007 1008 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038
1039 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1062 1063 3000 3001
3006 3064 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3073
VTD: 205HI - HINSONTON
VTD: 205LS - LESTER
VTD: 205SC - SALE CITY

District 002
Mitchell County
VTD: 205CN - CAMILLA NORTH
090100:
1058 1059
090300:
1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1013 1014 1030 1031 1054 2000
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 3000 3001 3006 3007 3011 3014
090400:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1037
1038 1039 1042
090500:
1042
VTD: 205CS - CAMILLA SOUTH
090400:
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1043
1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055
1056 3018 3019 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3031 3032 3033 3034
3035 3036

District 003
Mitchell County
VTD: 205BA - BACONTON
VTD: 205CN - CAMILLA NORTH
090300:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1010 1011 1012 1015 1016 1017 1018 1020
1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1032 1033 1034
1035 1036 1037 1038 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051
1052 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1061 3002 3003 3004 3005 3008
3009 3010 3012 3013
VTD: 205CS - CAMILLA SOUTH
090400:
2014 2015 2016

District 004
Mitchell County
VTD: 205CS - CAMILLA SOUTH
090300:
1019 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1053 1060 3015 3016 3017 3018
3019 3020
090400:
1057 1058 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069
1070 1071 1072 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2036
2037 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2048 2049
That portion of block 2051 that is not included inside the legal
boundary of the Autry State Prison
3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3022 3023 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041
4000 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 4026 4035 4036 4037 4051 4052 4055 4056 4057 4058
4059
VTD: 205PC - PEBBLE CITY

District 005
Mitchell County
VTD: 205BV - BRANCHVILLE
VTD: 205CT - COTTON
090200:
1003 1004 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1016 1021 1022 1023
1028 1030 1031 1032 1040 1048 1049 1052 1054 3002 3003 3004
3005 3007 3008 3009 3048
VTD: 205HF - HOPEFUL
VTD: 205PE - PELHAM
090200:
1050 1051 1053 3010 3011 3012 3013 3045 3046 3047 3049 3050
3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062
3063 3065 3066 3072 3074
090500:
3051 3052 3053 3054 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 4014
4018 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047
4048 4049 4050 4055

District 006
Mitchell County
VTD: 205CS - CAMILLA SOUTH
090200:
1015 1017 1018 1019 1020 1024
090400:
2035 2038 2039 2046 2047 2050 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005
3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3020 3021 3029 3030 3042
3043 3044 3045 3046 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034
4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049
4050 4053 4054 4060 4061 4062
090500:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 4000
VTD: 205PE - PELHAM
090200:
1025 1026 1027 1029 1055 1056 1057
090500:
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 4001 4015 4016 4017 5000 5001 5002
5003 5004 5006 5007 5008 5009 5013 5014 5015 5016 5023