Bill Text: GA HB671 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: DeKalb County; reduction of board of education members from nine to seven; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-12 - House Second Readers [HB671 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB671-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 671
By:
Representative Oliver of the
83rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act establishing in DeKalb County districts from which members of the
county board of education shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963
(Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved April 2, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4536), so as to provide
for a reduction in the members of the board of education from nine to seven; to
provide for education districts for such members; to provide for the manner of
election and terms of office; to provide for the continuation in office of
certain members; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of
this Act under Section 5 of the 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 establishing in DeKalb County districts from which members of the county
board of education shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963
(Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved April 2, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4536), is amended by
revising Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
"SECTION
1.
(a)
There is created the board of education of DeKalb County. Until December 31,
2012, the board of education shall consist of nine members. On and after
January 1, 2013, the board of education shall consist of seven members as
provided in this Act, and two seats shall be abolished on December 31,
2012.
SECTION
2.
(a)
The members of the board of education in office on July 1, 2012, shall
serve out the terms of office to which they were elected.
(b)
The General Assembly by local law, to be effective on January 1, 2013, shall
divide DeKalb County into seven single-member education districts for purposes
of electing the members of the board of education. On January 1, 2013, the
members of the board of education representing former Education Districts 1, 3,
5, 7, and 9 shall be deemed to be representing the new districts in which their
respective residences are located. In the 2012 nonpartisan general election,
members shall be elected to the remaining two districts of the new seven-member
board of education and shall take office on January 1, 2013. No election
shall be held for the other seats on the former nine-member board of education,
and such seats shall be abolished on December 31, 2012, with the expiration of
such members' terms of office.
(c)
Successors to the members of the new seven-member board of education whose terms
of office are to expire shall be elected at the nonpartisan general election
held immediately prior to the expiration of such terms of office, shall take
office on the first day of January following such election, and shall serve for
terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected
and qualified."
SECTION
2.
It
shall be the duty of the board of education of DeKalb County through its legal
counsel to submit this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended, within 30 days of its approval by the Governor
or its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
This
section, the provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the purpose of
conducting the 2012 election of members of the board of education of DeKalb
County, and Section 2 of this Act shall become effective upon its approval by
the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. For all other
purposes, this Act shall be effective on January 1, 2013.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
