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GA HB1128

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Kasey Carpenter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the five education districts for the Whitfield County Board of Education based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census, with Districts 1–4 defined by specific VTDs and census blocks and District 5 comprising the entire school district
  • District boundaries and definitions use geographical data from the 2020 Census, with "VTD" and city references corresponding to those census maps
  • Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly described districts upon the Act's effective date
  • Provisions necessary to conduct 2022 board of education elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with all remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023
  • Any part of the school district not included in or not contiguous to a described district is assigned to the adjacent district with the least population per the 2020 Census

Legislative Description

Whitfield County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-02-17

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/8/2022
Intragovernmental Coordination2/2/2022

Full Bill Text

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