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07 LC 33 1620
House Resolution 1
By: Representatives Cox of the 102nd, Casas of the 103rd, Jamieson of the 28th, and Day of the 163rd

A RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that a local school superintendent may be elected by a majority of the qualified voters in the school system affected if provided for by local law by the General Assembly for a particular local school system; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article VIII, Section V of the Constitution is amended by revising Paragraph III as follows:
"Paragraph III. School superintendents. There shall be a school superintendent of each school system either appointed by the board of education or, if provided by local law by the General Assembly on or after January 1, 2009, for a school system, elected by a majority of the qualified voters in such school system. The school superintendent who shall be the executive officer of the board of education and shall have such qualifications, powers, and duties as provided by general law. Any elected school superintendent in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve out the remainder of his or her respective term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term."

SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"(  )  YES

(  )  NO
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that a local school superintendent may be elected by a majority of the qualified voters in the school system affected if provided for by local law by the General Assembly for a particular local school system?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.