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GA HB1242

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Trey Rhodes

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the five education district boundaries for the Putnam County Board of Education based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, replacing districts previously drawn using earlier census figures
  • Maintains one board member elected from each of the five districts, with district boundaries defined by specific VTDs and census blocks detailed in Appendix A (plan identified as "PutnamSB-2022")
  • Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly redrawn districts upon the Act's effective date
  • Any part of the school district not included in or not contiguous to a described district is assigned to the contiguous district with the least population per the 2020 census
  • Provisions necessary for conducting 2022 board elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with all remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Putnam County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-02-17

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/11/2022
Intragovernmental Coordination2/7/2022

Full Bill Text

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