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GA SB617
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Mullis
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AI Summary
- The Atlanta Independent School System would maintain its existing boundaries and service area, continuing to serve all geographic areas it covered as of June 30, 2023, including both the City of Atlanta and the proposed City of Buckhead City
- The school system's boundaries would be coterminous with the combined municipal limits of Atlanta and Buckhead City, and the Atlanta Board of Education would be elected by residents of both municipalities
- The board would be required to certify school tax millage rates to the governing authorities of both cities, and both cities would be responsible for assessing, levying, and collecting the school tax on taxable property within their jurisdictions
- The board could request both cities to negotiate loans to cover operating expense deficiencies (capped at 50% of anticipated tax revenue for education), with the cities allowed to act jointly and severally or independently
- The Act's effective date is contingent on the enactment of a Buckhead City incorporation act during the 2022 legislative session and voter approval in a November 2022 referendum; without both, the Act would be automatically repealed on January 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Atlanta Board of Education; boundaries and service area of said school system; maintain
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/15/2022
Committee Referrals
Urban Affairs3/15/2022
Full Bill Text
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