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GA SB404
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Greg Dolezal
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia's Development Impact Fee Act to authorize "high growth school systems" to impose, levy, and collect educational development impact fees on new residential development to fund additional educational facilities
- Defines a "high growth school system" as one that has experienced at least 15% student enrollment growth over the preceding five years, or 10% over four years with projections to reach 15% within the following year
- Requires local boards of education to adopt a public resolution and create an advisory committee before imposing fees; the committee must consider projected student generation rates from different housing types (single-family, apartments, condominiums, age-restricted communities, etc.)
- Local governments within the school system's area must collect the fees alongside other development impact fees and may retain 3% for administrative costs, forwarding the remainder to the local board of education
- Fees are valid for five-year periods and may be renewed if enrollment grew at least 3% in any of the preceding five years; the Act has a contingent effective date of January 1, 2021, requiring prior ratification of a state constitutional amendment authorizing such fees
Legislative Description
Development Impact Fees; education; provide
Last Action
Senate Tabled
3/12/2020
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