DeKalb County School Districts; boundaries of the City of Atlanta independent school systems 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 the City of Atlanta independent school systems are not extended by annexation unless expressly approved in a separate local law or intergovernmental agreement; 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 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Signed May 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021
How they voted
40–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic18
77% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Act 281
upper
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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