SB 53 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

County Board of Education of DeKalb County; boundaries of an independent school system are not extended by annexation; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to provide that the boundaries of an independent school system are not extended by annexation unless expressly approved in a separate referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for transfer of students; to provide for ownership of property and buildings; to provide for binding arbitration; to provide for no change in school system boundaries under certain circumstances; to provide for intergovernmental agreements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019 Signed May 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2019

How they voted

230
Passed
Total votes 23
Feb 7, 2019
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican14
14 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Veto V8
upper
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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