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HR 260 - Bds of ed; impact fees; Gen Assem authorize collection and use - CA

Burkhalter, Joseph Mark (41st)	Watson, Stanley (70th)	Jamieson, Mary Jeanette (22nd)
Trense, Sharon (44th)

Status Summary	HC:	Ed	SC:		FR:	02/09/99	LA:	03/03/00	H - Favorably Reported (Sub)

First Reader Summary

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may authorize local boards of education to levy and collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities; and for other purposes.

HR 260                                            LC 27 1168S 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide 
  1- 2  that the General Assembly shall authorize local boards of 
  1- 3  education to levy and collect development impact fees and 
  1- 4  use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of 
  1- 5  additional educational facilities; to provide for the 
  1- 6  submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 
  1- 7  and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Section VI of Article VIII of the Constitution is amended by 
  1-11  adding at the end a new Paragraph V to read as follows: 
 
  1-12      "Paragraph V. Development impact fees for educational 
  1-13    purposes. The General Assembly shall provide by general 
  1-14    law that the local board of education of each school 
  1-15    system may levy and collect, within the school district 
  1-16    governed by such board, development impact fees as a 
  1-17    condition of development approval by counties and 
  1-18    municipalities and for such systems to receive and use the 
  1-19    proceeds thereof to pay for a share of the cost of 
  1-20    additional educational facilities to serve new growth and 
  1-21    development." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be 
  1-24  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, 
  1-25  Paragraph II of the Constitution. 
 
  1-26  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall 
  1-27  have written or printed thereon the following: 
 
  1-28    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to 
  1-29              provide that the General Assembly shall 
  1-30     (  ) NO  authorize local boards of education to levy 
  1-31              and collect development impact fees and use 
  1-32              the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of 
  1-33              additional educational facilities?" 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the 
  2- 2  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring 
  2- 3  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote 
  2- 4  "No." 
 
  2- 5  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said 
  2- 6  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the 
  2- 7  Constitution of this state. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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