07 LC 37
0405
House
Bill 756
By:
Representative Smith of the
168th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act entitled "An Act providing for the election of the board of
education of Bacon County, approved February 20, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2713), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4823),
so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for
definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current
members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act entitled "An Act providing for the election of the board of education of
Bacon County, approved February 20, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2713), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4823), is
amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"SECTION
1.
(a)
For purposes of electing members of the board of education, each of whom must
reside in the district from which the person is to be elected, the Bacon County
School District is divided into six education districts. District 1 shall
consist of all that territory embraced within the boundaries of Bacon County.
Districts 2 through 6 shall be and correspond to those five districts described
in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as Plan
Name: bacon07p3 Plan Type: Local User: Gina Administrator: Bacon
Co.
(b)
When used in such attachment, the terms 'Tract' and 'BG' (Block Group) 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 2000 for the
State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a Tract description
which are underneath a 'BG' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks
within a Block Group as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for
the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part
of the Bacon County School District which is not included in any such district
described in that attachment shall be included within that district contiguous
to such part which contains the least population according to the United States
decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of the Bacon County
School District which is described in that attachment as being 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 2000 for the State
of Georgia. Except as otherwise provided in the description of any education
district, whenever the description of such district refers to a named city, it
shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map
for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of
Georgia.
(c)
Education Districts 1 through 6, as they exist immediately prior to the
effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education
Districts 1 through 6, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and
on and after the effective date of this Act, 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
Act."
SECTION
2.
The
Board of Education of Bacon County shall through its legal counsel cause this
Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended; and such submission shall be made to the United States
Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no 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.