Bill Text: GA SB437 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: DeKalb County; board of education; revise the composition; districts for the election of members; provide definitions and inclusions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-24 - Senate Recommitted [SB437 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB437-Introduced.html
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Senate Bill 437
By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th and Thompson of the 5th


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4536), and by an Act approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4192), so as to revise the composition of the board of education; to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; 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 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4536), and by an Act approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4192), is amended by revising Sections 1, 2, and 3 to read 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.
(b) For the purpose of electing the members of the board of education, DeKalb County shall be divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each education district by the electors of such education district.
(c) The seven education districts shall be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: dekalbsb-jones-p2-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: admin User: bak'.
(d)(1) When 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.
(2) 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 DeKalb 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.
(3) Any part of the DeKalb 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.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any education 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.
(a) Those members of the board of education of DeKalb County who are serving as such on December 1, 2012, 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 until the election and qualification of their respective successors.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2013, the member formerly representing Education District 1 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 1 as described in Section 1 of this Act, the member formerly representing Education District 3 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 3 as described in Section 1 of this Act, the member formerly representing Education District 5 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 5 as described in Section 1 of this Act, the member formerly representing Education District 7 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 7 as described in Section 1 of this Act, and the member formerly representing Education District 9 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 4 as described in Section 1 of this Act.
(c) In the 2012 elections, an election shall be held for new Education Districts 2 and 6 as described in Section 1 of this Act who shall take office on January 1, 2013, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the end of their terms of office and shall take office on January 1 immediately following such election for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
(d) In the 2014 elections, an election shall be held for new Education Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 as described in Section 1 of this Act who shall take office on January 1, 2015, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the end of their terms of office and shall take office on January 1 immediately following such election for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
(e) In the 2014 elections, an election shall be held for new Education District 4 as described in Section 1 of this Act who shall take office on January 1, 2015, for an initial term of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the end of their terms of office and shall take office on January 1 immediately following such election for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

SECTION 3.
Elections for members of the board of education shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'"

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.
Plan: dekalbsb-jones-p2-2012
Plan Type: local
Administrator: admin
User: bak

District 001
DeKalb County
VTD: 089AD - AUSTIN
VTD: 089AG - ASHFORD DUNWOOD
VTD: 089AH - ASHFORD PARKSIDE
VTD: 089CE - CHAMBLEE (CHA)
VTD: 089CH - CHESNUT ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089DA - DORAVILLE NORTH
VTD: 089DB - DORAVILLE SOUTH
VTD: 089DF - DUNWOODY
VTD: 089DG - DUNWOODY HIGH SCHOOL
VTD: 089DI - DUNWOODY LIBRARY
VTD: 089GD - GEORGETOWN SQ
VTD: 089HF - HUNTLEY HILLS ELEM
VTD: 089KB - KINGSLEY ELEM
VTD: 089MQ - MOUNT VERNON EAST
VTD: 089MS - MOUNT VERNON WEST
VTD: 089MU - MONTGOMERY ELEM
VTD: 089NA - NANCY CREEK ELEM
VTD: 089NF - NORTH PEACHTREE
VTD: 089OB - OAKCLIFF ELEM
VTD: 089PB - PEACHTREE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VTD: 089SE - SILVER LAKE
021102:
3001 3002 3003 3004 3005
VTD: 089TG - TILLY MILL ROAD
VTD: 089WI - WARREN TECH
021308:
1000 1001 1005 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 3018
3019
VTD: 089WL - WINTERS CHAPEL

District 002
DeKalb County
VTD: 089AB - ASHFORD PARK ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089BC - BRIAR VISTA ELEMENTARY
020100:
1003 1004 1014
021502:
2004 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 3000 3001 3002
3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014
3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
021504:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007
VTD: 089BD - BRIARLAKE ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089BE - BRIARWOOD
VTD: 089BG - BRIARCLIFF
VTD: 089BI - BROOKHAVEN
VTD: 089CO - CROSS KEYS HIGH
VTD: 089DC - DRESDEN ELEM
VTD: 089DH - DRUID HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
VTD: 089EG - EMORY SOUTH
VTD: 089ER - EMORY ROAD
VTD: 089FB - FERNBANK ELEM
022401:
3008 3012 3014
022403:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1022 1023 1024 1025
1027 1028 1029 1030 1035 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012
3013 3014
VTD: 089HD - HERITAGE ED
VTD: 089LA - LAKESIDE HIGH
VTD: 089LB - LAVISTA ROAD
VTD: 089LC - LAVISTA
VTD: 089MJ - MONTCLAIR ELEM
VTD: 089MP - MARGARET HARRIS
VTD: 089OA - OAK GROVE ELEM
VTD: 089SA - SAGAMORE HILLS
VTD: 089SE - SILVER LAKE
021102:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2020 3006 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007
4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019
4020 4021
021209:
3011 3016
VTD: 089SF - SKYLAND
VTD: 089WJ - WOODWARD ELEM

District 003
DeKalb County
VTD: 089AE - AVONDALE (AVO)
VTD: 089AF - HOOPER ALEXANDER
022900:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3009 3010
3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023
3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3030 3031
023101:
2002 2003 2013 2014
VTD: 089BL - BOULDERCREST RD
VTD: 089CC - COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089CD - CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089CL - CLIFTON ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089CM - COLUMBIA MIDDLE
VTD: 089CQ - CANDLER
VTD: 089CR - CEDAR GROVE MIDDLE
VTD: 089CS - CEDAR GROVE SOUTH
VTD: 089EB - EASTLAND
VTD: 089FC - FLAT SHOALS ELEM
VTD: 089FD - FORREST HILLS ELEM
022203:
1040
022900:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1007 1009 1012 1013 1015 1017
1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1030 1031
1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040
023000:
1026 1027 1028 1029 1040 1041
VTD: 089FJ - FLAT SHOALS
VTD: 089FK - FLAKES MILL FIRE
VTD: 089GC - GRESHAM PARK ELEM
VTD: 089HH - NARVIE J HARRIS
VTD: 089KA - KELLEY LAKE ELEM
VTD: 089KE - KNOLLWOOD ELEM
VTD: 089ML - MEADOWVIEW ELEM
VTD: 089MO - MIDWAY ELEM
VTD: 089MP - MCNAIR MIDDLE
VTD: 089NB - NORTH DECATUR
022203:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036
1038 1043
022204:
2018 2019 2020 3001 3002 3003 3004 4014
022600:
1019
023000:
1000 1001 1007
VTD: 089OV - OAK VIEW ELEM
VTD: 089PN - PINEY GROVE
VTD: 089SB - SCOTT
022301:
1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012
3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 4004 4008 4009 4010
4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006
5007 5008 5009 5010 5011
VTD: 089TA - TERRY MILL ELEM
VTD: 089TB - TILSON ELEM
VTD: 089TC - TONEY ELEM

District 004
DeKalb County
VTD: 089CF - MURPHEY CANDLER
VTD: 089CP - CROSSROADS
023210:
1013 1014
023211:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013
VTD: 089FA - FAIRINGTON ELEM
VTD: 089FG - FLAT ROCK ELEM
VTD: 089LD - LITHONIA (LIT)
VTD: 089LH - LITHONIA HIGH SCHOOL
VTD: 089MC - MARBUT ELEM
VTD: 089MF - MCWILLIAMS
VTD: 089MI - MILLER GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VTD: 089MZ - MILLER GROVE HIGH
VTD: 089PC - PRINCETON ELEM
VTD: 089PI - PANOLA WAY ELEM
VTD: 089PR - PANOLA ROAD
VTD: 089RF - ROCK CHAPEL ELEM
VTD: 089RI - ROCKBRIDGE ROAD
VTD: 089RK - REDAN ROAD
VTD: 089RL - ROCK CHAPEL ROAD
VTD: 089RM - REDAN MIDDLE
023314:
2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 2024 2025 2029
VTD: 089SL - STONEVIEW ELEM
VTD: 089SO - SOUTH DESHON
VTD: 089SS - SNAPFINGER ROAD
VTD: 089WD - WOODROW ROAD
VTD: 089WK - WHITE OAK
VTD: 089WN - WYNBROOKE ELEM
VTD: 089YA - YOUNG ROAD

District 005
DeKalb County
VTD: 089AA - ALLGOOD ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089AC - ATHERTON ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089AM - AVONDALE MIDDLE
VTD: 089BJ - BROWN'S MILL ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089BM - BETHUNE MIDDLE
VTD: 089CA - COLUMBIA DRIVE
VTD: 089CB - CANBY LANE ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089CG - CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089CT - COVINGTON HWY L
VTD: 089DE - DUNAIRE ELEM
VTD: 089FE - FLAT SHOALS PARKWAY
VTD: 089FL - FLAT SHOALS LIBRARY
VTD: 089GB - GLENHAVEN
VTD: 089GE - GLENHAVEN ELEM
VTD: 089KC - KELLEY CHAPEL
VTD: 089KD - ML KING JR HIGH
VTD: 089MR - BOB MATHIS ELEM
VTD: 089MV - MILLER GROVE ROAD
VTD: 089PA - PEACHCREST ELEM
VTD: 089RA - RAINBOW ELEM
VTD: 089RG - ROWLAND ELEM
VTD: 089RJ - ROWLAND ROAD
VTD: 089SG - SNAPFINGER ELEM
VTD: 089SM - SALEM MIDDLE
VTD: 089SR - SNAPFINGER ROAD
VTD: 089WA - WADSWORTH ELEM
VTD: 089WB - WESLEY CHAPEL SOUTH
VTD: 089WG - WOODRIDGE ELEM

District 006
DeKalb County
VTD: 089BF - BROCKETT ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089BH - BROCKETT
VTD: 089EC - EMBRY HILLS
VTD: 089EF - EVANSDALE ELEM
VTD: 089HB - HAWTHORNE ELEM
VTD: 089HC - HENDERSON MILL
VTD: 089HG - HUGH HOWELL
VTD: 089LV - LAWRENCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
VTD: 089MH - MIDVALE ELEM
VTD: 089MW - MIDVALE ROAD
VTD: 089PF - PLEASANTDALE ELEM
VTD: 089PH - PANOLA
VTD: 089PK - PLEASANTDALE ROAD
VTD: 089RC - REDAN ELEM
VTD: 089RH - REDAN-TROTTI
VTD: 089SD - STN MTN ELEMENTARY
VTD: 089SH - SMOKE RISE
VTD: 089SI - STN MTN MIDDLE
VTD: 089SJ - STONE MILL ELEM
VTD: 089SK - SHADOW ROCK ELEM
VTD: 089SQ - STONE MTN LIBRARY
VTD: 089ST - STEPHENSON MIDDLE
VTD: 089SV - STEPHENSON HIGH
VTD: 089TF - TUCKER
VTD: 089TH - TUCKER LIBRARY
VTD: 089WI - WARREN TECH
021307:
2044 2045 2056 2058
021705:
1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2027 2028 2029 2030
2031 2032 2033 2034
021808:
2024

District 007
DeKalb County
VTD: 089CJ - CLAIRMONT HILLS
VTD: 089CK - CLARKSTON (CLA)
VTD: 089CP - CROSSROADS
023210:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1011 1012 3001
3002
023211:
1014
VTD: 089CW - CORALWOOD
VTD: 089FM - FREEDOM MIDDLE
VTD: 089HA - HAMBRICK ELEM
VTD: 089IA - IDLEWOOD ELEM
VTD: 089IB - INDIAN CREEK ELEM
VTD: 089JB - JOLLY ELEM
VTD: 089MA - ELDRIDGE L MILL
VTD: 089ME - MCLENDON ELEM
VTD: 089MG - MEDLOCK ELEM
VTD: 089MK - MONTREAL
VTD: 089MM - MEMORIAL NORTH
VTD: 089MN - MEMORIAL SOUTH
VTD: 089NC - NORTH HAIRSTON
VTD: 089ND - NORTHLAKE
VTD: 089PE - PINE LAKE (PIN)
VTD: 089RD - REHOBOTH
VTD: 089RE - ROCKBRIDGE ELEM
VTD: 089RM - REDAN MIDDLE
023210:
1007 1010 3003 3004 3005 3006
VTD: 089SC - SCOTTDALE
VTD: 089SN - SHAMROCK MIDDLE
VTD: 089SP - STN MTN CHAMPION
VTD: 089SU - SOUTH HAIRSTON
VTD: 089VB - VALLEY BROOK
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