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GA SR828
Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Vincent Fort
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AI Summary
- Amends Senate Resolution 287 (adopted in 2015) to revise the ballot question language for a proposed constitutional amendment establishing the Opportunity School District for state intervention in failing schools
- Replaces the original ballot question with new language asking voters whether the Constitution should be amended "to allow an appointee of the Governor to take over local school operation, buildings, and control of all federal, state, and local funding if a school has low scores on standardized tests or for any other reason a future legislature may allow"
- Sponsored by Senators Fort, Henson, Tate, Seay, Butler, and others — all opponents of the Opportunity School District proposal — seeking to reframe the ballot language to more explicitly describe the scope of the state takeover
- Retains the standard Yes/No ballot format and constitutional ratification procedures under Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Georgia Constitution
Legislative Description
Opportunity School District; amend SR 287 (2015); revise the ballot question -CA
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
1/27/2016
Full Bill Text
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