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GA HB836
Bill
Status
Passed
2/25/2014
Primary Sponsor
Mike Cheokas
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AI Summary
- Reduces the Sumter County Board of Education from nine members to seven, effective January 1, 2015, with five members elected from newly drawn school board districts and two members elected at large from Sumter County
- Repeals prior Acts governing the board (approved May 12, 2011, and September 21, 2011) and reconstitutes the board under new district boundaries based on the 2010 U.S. Census
- Establishes staggered four-year terms through nonpartisan elections, with Districts 1, 3, 5, and one at-large seat elected in 2014 (and quadrennially thereafter) and Districts 2, 4, and one at-large seat initially elected for two-year terms in 2014, then four-year terms starting in 2016
- Compensates board members at $200.00 per month plus up to $2,500.00 per year for reimbursable out-of-county travel expenses, and entitles members to participate in the school district group insurance plan
- Requires the board to appoint (rather than elect) the school superintendent, with compensation determined by the board, and directs the Sumter County election superintendent to call a special election in 2014 to fill four existing district vacancies
Legislative Description
Sumter County; board of education and school superintendent; revise and restate law
Last Action
Effective Date
2/25/2014
Full Bill Text
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