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GA HB1083
Bill
Status
Passed
3/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Penny Houston
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AI Summary
- Amends the Act creating the Cook County (Georgia) Board of Education (originally approved March 28, 1986) to redraw the boundaries of its five education districts based on 2010 U.S. Census data, under the redistricting plan identified as "cookccsb-2012"
- Defines district boundaries using Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks from the 2010 decennial census, covering precincts including Elm-Pine, Riverbend, Sparks, Delle Beamguard, Cecil, New Life Baptist, Lenox, and Massee
- Current Board of Education members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly described districts corresponding to their existing district numbers
- Requires the Cook County Board of Education, through its legal counsel, to submit the Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 within 45 days of the Governor's approval
- Any part of the school district not included in a described district is assigned to the contiguous district with the least population, and any noncontiguous part described within a district is reassigned to the least-populated contiguous district
Legislative Description
Cook County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/13/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/27/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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