Bill Text: GA HB732 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Ware County, Board of Education; citizens right to address board; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-18 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [HB732 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB732-Introduced.html

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09 LC 28 4690

House Bill 732

By: Representative Hatfield of the 177th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Ware County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 445), as amended, so as to provide that citizens of the Ware County School District shall have the right to address or speak to the board of education on official actions or other topics relating to the business of the board of education at meetings of the board of education by expressing their desire to speak no later than the beginning of the meeting at which such citizens desire to address or speak to the board of education; 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 reconstituting the Board of Education of Ware County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 445), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 6B.

Any citizen of the Ware County School District shall have the right to address or speak to the board of education for not longer than five minutes on official actions or other topics relating to the business of the board of education at meetings of the board of education by expressing his or her desire to speak no later than the beginning of the meeting at which such citizen desires to address or speak to the board of education. The board of education may enact reasonable restrictions on the exercise of such right, including, but not limited to, decorum and identification of speakers; provided, however, that the board of education shall not impose any requirements that such citizens sign up or express their desire to speak at any earlier time or date than provided in this section."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.