08 LC 28
3838/AP
House
Bill 1385 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Burns of the
157th
and Carter of the
159th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Effingham County, approved
March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4596), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved September 15, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001,
Ex. Sess., p. 268), so as to change the provisions regarding the
qualifications of members of the board; 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 reconstituting the Board of Education of Effingham County, approved
March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4596), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved September 15, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001,
Ex. Sess., p. 268), is amended by revising Section 1-2 as
follows:
"SECTION
1-2.
In
order to be eligible for election to the Board of Education of Effingham County,
a candidate shall at the time of his or her election:
(1)
Be a United States citizen and a citizen of the State of Georgia;
(2)
Have been a resident of Effingham County for at least 12 months immediately
preceding the date of the election; and
(3)
Be at least 21 years of age.
In
addition, at the time such candidate qualifies to seek election to the Board of
Education of Effingham County, such person shall be a resident of the education
district that he or she seeks to represent."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.