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GA HB958

Bill

Status

Passed

3/20/2012

Primary Sponsor

Robert Dickey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the Act governing the Crawford County Board of Education (originally approved March 19, 1993) to reconstitute the board and redraw the boundaries of its five education districts based on 2010 U.S. Census data
  • Maintains the five-member board structure, with one member elected from each of the five newly described education districts
  • 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
  • District boundaries are defined using VTDs and individual census blocks from the 2010 decennial census, identified under the redistricting plan "crawfordccsb-2012"
  • Requires the board's legal counsel to submit the Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act within 45 days of approval, with election-related provisions taking effect upon approval and remaining provisions effective January 1, 2013

Legislative Description

Crawford County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date

3/20/2012

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/23/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/15/2012

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