2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB209: DeKalb County School Districts; boundaries of the City of Atlanta independent school systems are not extended by annexation; provide

Legislative 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 History

2/18/2021
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/22/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/1/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/1/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/3/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/10/2021
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/10/2021
Act 281
5/10/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-10

Roll Call Votes

Supplemental Local Calendars: House Vote #347
3/29/2021
137
Yea
24
Nay
9
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #94
3/1/2021
49
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/10/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197015.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197015.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197015.6 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/19707.5 KB