Bill Text: GA HB924 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; county board of education members; nepotism restrictions; remove

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-14 - House Second Readers [HB924 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB924-Introduced.html

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10 LC 33 3306

House Bill 924

By: Representatives Benton of the 31st, England of the 108th, Maxwell of the 17th, Morris of the 155th, and Keown of the 173rd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 20-2-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to election of county board of education members, persons ineligible to be members or superintendent, ineligibility for local boards of education, and ineligibility for other offices, so as to remove the nepotism restriction relating to eligibility for election as a local board of education member; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under 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.

Code Section 20-2-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to election of county board of education members, persons ineligible to be members or superintendent, ineligibility for local boards of education, and ineligibility for other offices, is amended by revising subsection (c) as follows:

"(c)(1) No person employed by or serving on the governing body of a private educational institution shall be eligible to serve as a member of a local board of education. No person employed by a local board of education shall be eligible to serve as a member of that board of education. No person employed by the Department of Education or serving as a member of the State Board of Education shall be eligible to serve as a member of a local board of education. This paragraph subsection shall not apply to institutions above the high school level.

(2) No person who has an immediate family member sitting on a local board of education or serving as the local school superintendent or as a principal, assistant principal, or system administrative staff in the local school system shall be eligible to serve as a member of such local board of education. As used in this paragraph, the term 'immediate family member' means a spouse, child, sibling, or parent or the spouse of a child, sibling, or parent. This paragraph shall apply only to local board of education members elected or appointed on or after July 1, 2009. Nothing in this Code section shall affect the employment of any person who is employed by a local school system on or before July 1, 2009, or who is employed by a local school system when an immediate family member becomes a local board of education member for that school system."

SECTION 2.

The Attorney General of Georgia shall cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and such submission shall be made to the United States Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 45 days after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval. If, as of June 30, 2010, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date, this Act shall be void and shall stand repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 3.

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