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GA HB790
Bill
Status
Passed
3/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jay Roberts
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AI Summary
- Amends the Act creating the Tift County Board of Education (originally approved March 31, 1971) to redraw the boundaries of its seven education districts based on 2010 U.S. Census data
- Divides Tift County into six numbered single-member education districts plus Education District 7, which encompasses all of Tift County (an at-large seat)
- Current board members serving from the existing six districts are deemed to represent the corresponding newly redrawn districts upon the Act's effective date
- Requires the Tift County Board of Education's legal counsel to submit the Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 within 45 days of the Governor's approval
- Provisions necessary for 2012 board elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with remaining provisions effective January 1, 2013
Legislative Description
Tift County; Board of Education; change description of districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/13/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/24/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local1/25/2012
Full Bill Text
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