05 LC
25 3928
Senate
Bill 322
By:
Senator Williams of the 19th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for an alternate method of distribution of the net proceeds of the sales
and use tax for educational purposes authorized under Article VIII, Section VI,
Paragraph IV of the Constitution of the State of Georgia between the Toombs
County School District and the City of Vidalia Independent School District
located in Toombs County; to provide for the authority of this Act; to provide
an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
The
net proceeds of the sales and use tax for educational purposes authorized under
Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia shall be distributed between the Toombs County School District and the
City of Vidalia Independent School District located in Toombs County as
follows:
(1)
The Toombs County School District shall receive 52 percent of the net proceeds;
and
(2)
The City of Vidalia Independent School District shall receive 48 percent of the
net proceeds.
SECTION
2.
This
Act is enacted pursuant to the specific authority provided in Article VIII,
Section VI, Paragraph IV(g) of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia.
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval; provided, however, that unless a referendum
for the approval of the sales and use tax for educational purposes is conducted
in 2005 in the Toombs County School District and the City of Vidalia Independent
School District located in Toombs County and is approved by more than one-half
of the votes cast on such question, this Act shall be void and shall be
automatically repealed on December 31, 2005.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.