Bill Text: GA HB909 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Jefferson, City of; public schools; change description of education districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Effective Date [HB909 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB909-Introduced.html

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House Bill 909 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative Benton of the 31st

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act establishing a system of public schools in the City of Jefferson, Georgia, approved July 30, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1019), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4007), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act establishing a system of public schools in the City of Jefferson, Georgia, approved July 30, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1019), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4007), is amended by revising subsections (c), (d), and (h) of Section 17.1 as follows:

"(c) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the chairperson, the school district of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: cityofjeffsbimport-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: City of Jefferson SB User: Shantee'.

(d)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and

(B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of the City of Jefferson School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (c) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(3) Any part of the City of Jefferson School District which is described in subsection (c) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia."

"(h)(1) The members of the board of education in office on the effective date of this section shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected and until successors are elected and qualified as provided in this Act.

(2) The first members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 as newly described in this section shall be elected at the general municipal election in 2015. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The first members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson from Education Districts 2 and 4 as newly described in this section shall be elected at the general municipal election in 2013. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(3) Successors to members elected under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be elected at the general municipal election next preceding the expiration of such terms of office and shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(4) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they existed on the effective date of this subsection, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this section, and, on and after the effective date of this subsection, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this section."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Education of the City of Jefferson shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, not later than 45 days after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

Plan: cityofjeffsbimport-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: City of Jefferson SB
User: Shantee
 

District 001
Jackson County
VTD: 1570428 - CUNNINGHAM
010101:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2096
2097
010200:
2047 2071 2074 2075 2076 2077 2083 2084 2085 2086
010702:
1034 1072 1074 3000 3001 3003 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010
3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016
VTD: 157N0245 - JEFFERSON
010200:
2078 2079
010702:
1032 1033 1036 1037 1059 1060 1061 1062 1067 1068 1069 1075
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2017 2018 2019 2020 2028 3017 3021
3022 3023 3025 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035

District 002
Jackson County
VTD: 1570257 - HARRISBURG
010701:
1024 1025 1027 2027 2029 2051 2052
VTD: 157N0245 - JEFFERSON
010702:
that portion of 1078 located southerly of unnamed creek 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091
1092 1093 1094 1095 2027 2029 2030 2031
VTD: 157S0245 - JEFFERSON
010600:
1017 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1027 1037
010702:
2084

District 003
Jackson County
VTD: 157N0245 - JEFFERSON
010702:
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2032 2040 2041 2042 2043 2047
2048 2111
VTD: 157S0245 - JEFFERSON
010600:
1028 1030 1031 1032 1033 1036
010702:
2044 2045 2046 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057
2059 2061 2063 2064 2065 2069 2070 2072 2073 2076 2077 2079
2080 2081 2082 2085 2087 2088 2089 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095
2098 2099 3060

District 004
Jackson County
VTD: 157N0245 - JEFFERSON
010702:
2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2075 3038 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045
3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3056 3057 3065 3066 3070 3079 3080
3081 3082 3084
010703:
1002
VTD: 157S0245 - JEFFERSON
010702:
2038 2101 2103 3054 3061 3062 3063
010703:
1003 1070

District 005
Jackson County
VTD: 1570257 - HARRISBURG
010701:
2014 2030 2033 2034 2035 2036 2039 2042 2043 2044 2046 2047
2048 2049 2050
VTD: 1570428 - CUNNINGHAM
010200:

2039 2070 2081
VTD: 1570455 - MILLER
010200:
2040 2051 2060 2068 2069
010702:
1005 1007 1008 1046 1047 1098
VTD: 157N0245 - JEFFERSON
010702:
1009 1011 1012 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1021 1023 1024
1026 1027 1028 1039 1040 1041 1042 1045 1050 1051 1052 1053
1055 1057 1058 1077 that portion of 1078 located northerly of unnamed creek
1085