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GA HB877

Bill

Status

Passed

3/27/2012

Primary Sponsor

Tyrone Brooks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the seven education districts for the Fulton County Board of Education based on 2010 U.S. Census data, replacing district boundaries last updated in 1992
  • Maintains the seven-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 redrawn districts corresponding to their prior district numbers
  • Requires the Fulton County Board of Education's 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
  • District boundaries are defined using Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks from the 2010 decennial census, with provisions assigning any unincluded or noncontiguous areas to the adjacent least-populated district

Legislative Description

Fulton County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date

3/27/2012

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/29/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/3/2012

Full Bill Text

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