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HB 0979 -	Education; provide for membership of certain boards in the event local legislation is not passed during 2014 regular session of General Assembly conforming size of boards to requirements of law; provisions

Tracking Level:

Hot

Sponsor:

Mike Jacobs

Last Action:

2/26/2014 - House Date Signed by Governor

House Committee:

GAff

Senate Committee:

SLGO

Assigned To:

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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

SUMMARY: LC 33 5519 Modifies the number and selection of school board members in counties that have a homestead option sales and use tax and a county sales and use tax for educational purposes (designed to apply to DeKalb)

REQUIREMENTS:

limits the number of board members to seven or less
members must be elected from separate single member districts

POINTS TO CONSIDER: Effective only if a local law containing similar provisions is not enacted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2015 if approved by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor, if a local law is not enacted prior to May, 2014.

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