Bill Text: GA HB1253 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Jeff Davis County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-04 - Effective Date [HB1253 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1253-Introduced.html

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12 LC 21 1784/AP

House Bill 1253 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Smith of the 168th, Sims of the 169th, and Roberts of the 154th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Jeff Davis County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2760), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3902), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; 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 members of the Board of Education of Jeff Davis County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2760), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3902), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:

"(b)(1) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the two members who are elected at large, the Jeff Davis County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The five education districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: jeffdavisccsb-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: jeff davis User: bak'.

(2) As used in such attachment, the term 'VTD' (voting tabulation district) 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.

(3) 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 Jeff Davis 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.

(4) Any part of the Jeff Davis 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.

(5) 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."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Education of Jeff Davis County which existed on December 31, 2012, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 2013, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Jeff Davis County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the "board," shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that board as existed immediately prior to January 1, 2013.

SECTION 3.

The Board of Education of Jeff Davis 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. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 2012, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date, this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.

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 Jeff Davis 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: jeffdavisccsb-2012
Plan Type:local
Administrator:jeff davis
User: bak

District 001
Jeff Davis County
VTD: 161100 - HAZLEHURST

District 002
Jeff Davis County
VTD: 161201 - ALTAMAHA 1
VTD: 161202 - ALTAMAHA 2

District 003
Jeff Davis County
VTD: 161301 - BLACKBURN 1
960100:
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 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035
3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047
3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3060 3061 3062 3093
3094 3095 3144 4042 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4054 4055
4056 4057 4058 4059 4060 4071 4073 4074 4075 4076 4077 4078
4079 4080 4081 4082 4086 4088 4089 4090 4091 4092 4093 4094
4095 4096 4097 4098 4099 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 5008 5027
5028 5043 5044 5045 5046 5047 5048 5049 5050 5051 5057 5058
5065
VTD: 161302 - BLACKBURN 2

District 004
Jeff Davis County
VTD: 161301 - BLACKBURN 1
960100:
5002 5003 5004 5005 5007 5018 5019 5021 5029 5030 5063 5064
VTD: 161401 - WHITEHEAD 1
VTD: 161402 - WHITEHEAD 2
960300:
1026 1029 1030 1031 1032 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040
1053 1054 1055 1056 1061 1062 1063 1068 1073 1074 1075 1076
1077 1080 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093
1095 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2026 2027 2028 2031 2032 2033 2034 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041
2042 2043 2044 2045 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068
2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 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 2102 2103 2104
2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115 2116
2117 2118 2119 2120 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 2126 2127 2128
2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134 2135 2136 2137 2138 2139 2140
2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152
2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164
2165 2166 2167 2168 2169 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176
2177 2178 2179 2180 2187 2188 2189

District 005
Jeff Davis County
VTD: 161402 - WHITEHEAD 2
960300:
1057 1058 1069 1070 1071 1072 1078 1079 1081 1082 1094
VTD: 161501 - OCMULGEE 1
VTD: 161502 - OCMULGEE 2