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GA HB1088
Bill
Status
Passed
3/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Penny Houston
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AI Summary
- Redraws the six education districts for the Colquitt County Board of Education based on 2010 U.S. Census data, replacing district boundaries last updated in 2002
- Maintains a six-member board structure with one member elected from each education district
- Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly described districts
- Requires the Board of Education's legal counsel to submit the redistricting plan for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 within 45 days of the Act becoming law
- Defines district boundaries using Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks from the 2010 decennial census, with provisions assigning any unincluded or noncontiguous areas to the least-populated adjacent district
Legislative Description
Colquitt 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
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