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Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Thirteenth Legislative Day

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A.M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker.

The roll was called and the following Representatives answered to their names:

E Abdul-Salaam Abrams Allison Amerson E Anderson Ashe Atwood Baker Battles E Beasley-Teague Bell E Benfield Benton Beverly Black Braddock Brockway Brooks Bruce Bryant Burns E Byrd Carson Carter Casas Channell Cheokas Clark, J Clark, V Coleman Collins Cooke Coomer

Crawford Davis E Dawkins-Haigler Dempsey Dickerson Dickey Dickson Dobbs Dollar Drenner Dudgeon Dukes Dunahoo Dutton Ehrhart England Epps, C Epps, J Evans Fludd Frazier Fullerton Gardner Geisinger Gordon Greene Hamilton Hanner Harbin Harden, B Harden, M Harrell

Hatchett Hatfield Heard Hembree E Henson Hightower Hill Holcomb Holmes Holt Horne Houston Howard Hugley Jackson E Jacobs James Jasperse Jerguson Johnson Jones, J E Jones, S Kaiser Kidd Knight Lane Lindsey Long Maddox, B Maddox, G Manning Marin

Martin Maxwell McBrayer McCall McKillip Meadows Mitchell Morris Murphy Neal, J Neal, Y Nimmer Nix O'Neal Pak Parent Parrish Parsons Peake Powell, A Powell, J Pruett Purcell Ramsey Randall Reece Rice Riley Roberts Rogers, C Rogers, T Rynders

E Scott, M Shaw Sheldon Sims, B Sims, C Smith, E Smith, L Smith, R E Smith, T Spencer Stephens, M Stephens, R E Stephenson E Talton Tankersley Taylor, D Taylor, T Teasley Thomas Watson Welch Weldon Wilkerson Wilkinson Willard Williams, A Williams, C Williams, E Williams, R Williamson Yates Ralston, Speaker

The following members were off the floor of the House when the roll was called: Representatives Buckner of the 130th, Golick of the 34th, Hudson of the 124th, Jordan of the 77th, Kendrick of the 94th, Mayo of the 91st, Morgan of the 39th, Mosby of

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the 90th, Oliver of the 83rd, Scott of the 76th, Smith of the 129th, and Smyre of the 132nd. They wished to be recorded as present. Prayer was offered by Reverend Rukiya Mathis, Pastor of Ministries, Emmanuel Light of the World Church, College Park, Georgia. The members pledged allegiance to the flag. Representative Davis of the 109th, Chairman of the Committee on Information and Audits, reported that the Journal of the previous legislative day had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed.

By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents:

1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions. 4. Reports of Standing Committees.

5. Third reading and passage of Local uncontested Bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolution of the House were

introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees:

HB 864. By Representatives Harbin of the 118th, Fludd of the 66th, Williams of the 4th, Riley of the 50th and Davis of the 109th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, collection, and assessment of sales and use taxes, so as to provide that retailers may under certain circumstances advertise that the retailer will pay


the purchaser's sales and use tax on a transaction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Ways & Means. HB 865. By Representatives Powell of the 29th, Harden of the 28th and Rice of the

51st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Georgia Motor Common and Contract Carrier Act of 2012"; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the identification and regulation of motor vehicles, so as to transfer the functions of regulating motor carriers and limousine carriers from the Georgia Public Service Commission to the Georgia Department of Public Safety; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses, so as to authorize chauffeur endorsements on driver's licenses; to modify, amend, and repeal provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to conform certain cross-references, remove duplication of provisions, and remove such functions from current provisions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 866. By Representatives Bryant of the 160th, Stephens of the 164th, Smith of the

122nd, Williams of the 165th, Harden of the 147th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for special license plates for veterans and service members awarded certain distinguished service medals of honor; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 867. By Representatives Peake of the 137th, Taylor of the 79th, Shaw of the

176th, Ramsey of the 72nd and Holmes of the 125th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to authorize the breaking and consumption of packages of wine on the premises for the purpose of conducting wine tastings pursuant to a local ordinance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.


HB 868. By Representatives Collins of the 27th, Carter of the 175th, Atwood of the 179th, Hatchett of the 143rd, Clark of the 98th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to provide for the comprehensive revision of income tax credits for business enterprises located in less developed areas, designated by tiers, for business enterprises located in less developed areas consisting of contiguous census tracts, for existing manufacturing and telecommunications facilities located in certain tier counties, and for establishing new quality jobs or relocating quality jobs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Ways & Means. HB 869. By Representatives Lane of the 167th, Knight of the 126th, Burns of the

157th, Wilkinson of the 52nd and Stephens of the 164th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish, so as to extensively revise various provisions relative to salt water fisheries management; to change certain provisions relating to rules and regulations of the Board of Natural Resources used to establish game and fish criminal violations; to add certain provisions relating to requirements of the Salt Water Information Program; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to establish the date of rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources used to establish criminal violations; to correct cross-references; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Game, Fish, & Parks. HB 870. By Representatives Battles of the 15th, Powell of the 171st, Setzler of the

35th, Horne of the 71st and Ehrhart of the 36th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to residential and general contractors, so as to provide for eligibility for a license without an exam to those individuals certified as professional engineers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.


HB 871. By Representatives Battles of the 15th, Coomer of the 14th, Meadows of the 5th and Powell of the 171st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-21-179 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the additional penalty for violations of traffic laws or ordinances to be assessed for driver education purposes, so as to extend the expiration date of the Code section; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil. HB 872. By Representatives Shaw of the 176th, Smith of the 131st, Brockway of the

101st, Ramsey of the 72nd, Watson of the 163rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to provide for the comprehensive revision of provisions regarding secondary metals recyclers; to amend Code Section 40-3-36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to cancellation of certificate of title for scrap, dismantled, or demolished vehicles, salvage certificate of title, administrative enforcement, and removal of license plates, so as to revise certain provisions relating to the use of a form to transfer title to a motor vehicle to be sold or disposed of as scrap metal or parts, subject to a contingency; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil. HB 873. By Representatives Reece of the 11th, Maddox of the 172nd, Hudson of the

124th, Jasperse of the 12th, Buckner of the 130th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for a state income tax credit with respect to certain volunteer firefighters; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Ways & Means. HB 874. By Representatives Reece of the 11th, Purcell of the 159th, Clark of the

104th, Manning of the 32nd, Howard of the 121st and others:


A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discipline of students in elementary and secondary education, so as to require annual reporting of bullying incidents; to provide for input into antibullying strategies by school councils; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Education. HB 875. By Representatives Knight of the 126th, Burns of the 157th, Jerguson of the

22nd, Cheokas of the 134th, McBrayer of the 153rd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-1-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ownership and custody of wildlife, preservation of hunting and fishing opportunities, promotion and right to hunt, trap, or fish, local regulation, and general offenses, so as to provide for privacy of certain records and personal information maintained by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Title 27; to amend Code Section 52-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to numbering of vessels generally, so as to provide for privacy of certain records and personal information maintained by the department pursuant to Title 52; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Game, Fish, & Parks. HR 1239. By Representatives Manning of the 32nd, Ashe of the 56th, Harden of the

147th, Riley of the 50th, Neal of the 75th and others:

A RESOLUTION urging the cities of Marietta, Atlanta, and Jonesboro to recognize the Gone With the Wind Trail; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Tourism. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolution of the House and Senate were read the second time:

HB 669 HB 846 HB 848 HB 850 HB 852 HB 854 HB 856

HB 677 HB 847 HB 849 HB 851 HB 853 HB 855 HB 857


HB 858 HB 860 HB 862 HR 1237 SB 300 SB 307

HB 859 HB 861 HB 863 SB 136 SB 301 SB 309

Representative McCall of the 30th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 409 Do Pass HB 681 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 832 Do Pass

Respectfully submitted, /s/ McCall of the 30th Chairman Representative England of the 108th District, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 741 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 806 Do Pass, by Substitute

Respectfully submitted, /s/ England of the 108th Chairman Representative Cooper of the 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Health and Human Services, submitted the following report:


Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health and Human Services has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendation:

SB 183 Do Pass Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cooper of the 41st Chairman Representative Sims of the 169th District, Chairman of the Committee on Intragovernmental Coordination, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Legislation has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 752 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 753 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 764 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 765 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 784 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 803 Do Pass HB 812 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 815 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 823 Do Pass

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Sims of the 169th Chairman Representative Golick of the 34th District, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolution of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 342 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 648 Do Pass HR 977 Do Pass, by Substitute


Respectfully submitted, /s/ Golick of the 34th Chairman Representative Williams of the 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Regulated Industries, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Regulated Industries has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 166 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 514 Do Pass

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Williams of the 4th Chairman

The following Resolutions of the House, referred to the House Rules Subcommittee on Invites, were reported by the Committee on Rules with the following recommendations:

HR 1132 Do Pass HR 1178 Do Pass HR 1224 Do Pass

The following report of the Committee on Rules was read and adopted:

HOUSE RULES CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Mr. Speaker and Members of the House: The Committee on Rules has fixed the calendar for this 13th Legislative Day as enumerated below:

DEBATE CALENDAR

Open Rule None


Modified Open Rule HB 475 Development Authorities Law; include facilities owned by public or private

entity; amend definition (Substitute)(ED&T-Powell-171st) HB 763 Juries; certain persons ineligible to serve as trial or grand jurors; clarify

(Substitute)(Judy-Atwood-179th) Modified Structured Rule None

Structured Rule None Bills and Resolutions on this calendar may be called in any order the Speaker desires. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Meadows of the 5th Chairman By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 752. By Representative Holmes of the 125th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4036), so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for manner of election; to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The following Committee substitute was read and adopted:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT


To amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4036), so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for manner of election; to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating the board of commissioners of Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4036), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a)(1) There is established in Jasper County a board of commissioners, which shall be the governing authority of Jasper County and shall be composed of five members as provided in this section. For the purpose of electing members of the board, Jasper County is divided into five commissioner districts which shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: jasperccsbprop1R-Tiger2010 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Jasper User: SE'.

(2)(A) For the purposes of such plan: (i) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and (ii) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(B) Any part of Jasper County which is not included in any district described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. (C) Any part of Jasper County which is described in s paragraph (1) of this subsection as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(b)(1) One commissioner shall be elected from each commissioner district by the electors residing solely within each respective district. A commissioner must reside within the district from which such commissioner is elected. Candidates for the office of commissioner shall certify at the time of their qualification as candidates that they are residents of the commissioner district from which they seek election. (2) In all elections conducted pursuant to this Act, each candidate shall designate, at the time of qualifying, the district from which they offer as a candidate. To be elected as a member of the board, a candidate must receive the highest number of votes cast for the seat they are seeking; and, at the same time, a candidate must receive a majority of the total votes cast for the election of a commissioner to that seat. In the event no candidate for a particular seat receives a majority of the votes for the seat the candidate is seeking, a run-off election shall be conducted for that particular seat in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code,' as now or hereafter amended. (c)(1) The members of the board of commissioners in office on the effective date of this section shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, which terms shall expire December 31, 2012, and until successors are elected and qualified. (2) At the general election in 2012, the members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 5 in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to take office on January 1, 2013, for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected in the general election in the year in which their terms of office expire and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (3) At the general election in 2012, the members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 2 and 4 in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to take office on January 1, 2013, for terms of office of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected in the general election in the year in which the terms of office expire and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(d) Commissioner Districts 1 through 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this section, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1 through 5, respectively, but as newly described under this section; and, on and after the effective date of this section, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this section."


SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2. Except as provided in Section 1 of this Act, the term of the members of the board of commissioners shall be four years and such members shall be elected pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'"

SECTION 3.

The Board of Commissioners of Jasper County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. Plan: jasperccsbprop1R-Tiger2010 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Jasper User: SE District 001 Jasper County VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO 010500: 1032 1040 1046 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1087 1089 1090 1174 1209 1210 1211 1212 VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010500: 1031 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1047 1048 1049 1050 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1150 1215 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 3098 3099 3112 3113 4054 4061 4087 4096 4097 4098 4099 4106 4115 4118 4119 4121 4122 4123 4124 5052 5053 5054 5068 5077 5078 5083 5084 5085 5086 5087 5089


District 002 Jasper County VTD: 159290 - WYATT 010100: 1015 1016 1034 1035 1036 1039 1040 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1057 1058 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1081 1082 1097 1101 1102 1103 1104 1111 1181 1247 1248 010200: 1000 1065 1066 1067 1068 1073 1074 1075 1076 1088 1089 1093 VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010100: 1170 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1241 010200: 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1090 1091 1092 1094 1095 1096 1159 010500: 4000 4001 4023 4070 4071 4072 4073 4083 4084 4085 4086 4094 4095 4111 4112 4113 4114 4120 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5040 5041 5049 5055 5056 5057 5058 5059 5060 5061 5062 5063 5064 5065 5066 5067 5069 5070 5071 5072 5073 5074 5075 5076 5088 5094 5097 VTD: 159363 - SHADY DALE District 003 Jasper County VTD: 159289 - SMITH/JORDAN/LA VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO 010500: 1027 1028 1029 1030 1052 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1086 1088 1152 1153 1154 1155 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1205 1206 VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010500: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1114 1115 1116 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1151 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1192 1193 1194


1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1207 1208 1213 3067 3082 3083 3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3100 3101 3102 3108 3109 3110 3111 3115 5030 5031 5032 5048 5050 5051 5079 VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY 010500: 3002 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3088 3089 3090 3103 3104 3105 3106 3107 3114 3116 District 004 Jasper County VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010200: 1097 1098 1099 1100 1102 1103 1104 1149 010500: 3097 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4039 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059 4060 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4074 4075 4076 4077 4078 4079 4080 4081 4082 4088 4089 4090 4091 4092 4093 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4107 4108 4109 4110 4116 VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY 010500: 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3084 3085 3086 3087 3117 3118 3119 3120 3121 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4117 VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN 010200: 1048 1049 1050 1052 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1120 1121 1122 1123 1140 1141 1142 1143 1151 1153 1157 010500: 3000 3001 3091 4037 4038 District 005 Jasper County VTD: 159290 - WYATT 010100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011


1012 1013 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1037 1038 1041 1042 1043 1044 010200: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1019 1020 1023 1025 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1072 1158 1160 VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN 010200: 1018 1021 1022 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1051 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1069 1070 1071 1101 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1117 1118 1119 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1150 1152 1154 1155 1156 1161

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 753. By Representative Holmes of the 125th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Jasper County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4622), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4476), so as to change the description of the education districts for the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current board members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.



To amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Jasper County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4622), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4476), so as to change the description of the education districts for the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current board members; to provide for the submission of this Act


for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. An Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Jasper County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4622), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4476), is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2. (a) The Board of Education of Jasper County which existed immediately prior to the effective date of this section is continued in existence but on and after the effective date of this section shall be constituted as provided in this section with the same powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities as existed immediately prior to the effective date of this section. Those members of the Board of Education of Jasper County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this section, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after the effective date of this section, the Board of Education of Jasper County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Jasper County School District is divided into five educational districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each district. Those districts shall be and correspond to those five education districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: jasperccsbprop1R-Tiger2010 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Jasper User: SE'.

(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of Jasper County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such


part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of Jasper County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(d) Education Districts 1 through 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this section, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1 through 5, respectively, but as newly described under this section, and on and after the effective date of this section, 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 section."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Education of Jasper County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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. Plan: jasperccsbprop1R-Tiger2010 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Jasper User: SE District 001 Jasper County VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO 010500: 1032 1040 1046 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1087 1089 1090 1174 1209 1210 1211 1212 VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010500: 1031 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1047 1048 1049 1050 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1150 1215 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037


2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 3098 3099 3112 3113 4054 4061 4087 4096 4097 4098 4099 4106 4115 4118 4119 4121 4122 4123 4124 5052 5053 5054 5068 5077 5078 5083 5084 5085 5086 5087 5089 District 002 Jasper County VTD: 159290 - WYATT 010100: 1015 1016 1034 1035 1036 1039 1040 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1057 1058 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1081 1082 1097 1101 1102 1103 1104 1111 1181 1247 1248 010200: 1000 1065 1066 1067 1068 1073 1074 1075 1076 1088 1089 1093 VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010100: 1170 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1241 010200: 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1090 1091 1092 1094 1095 1096 1159 010500: 4000 4001 4023 4070 4071 4072 4073 4083 4084 4085 4086 4094 4095 4111 4112 4113 4114 4120 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5040 5041 5049 5055 5056 5057 5058 5059 5060 5061 5062 5063 5064 5065 5066 5067 5069 5070 5071 5072 5073 5074 5075 5076 5088 5094 5097 VTD: 159363 - SHADY DALE District 003 Jasper County VTD: 159289 - SMITH/JORDAN/LA VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO 010500: 1027 1028 1029 1030 1052 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1086 1088 1152 1153 1154 1155 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1205 1206 VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010500:


1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1114 1115 1116 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1151 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1207 1208 1213 3067 3082 3083 3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3100 3101 3102 3108 3109 3110 3111 3115 5030 5031 5032 5048 5050 5051 5079 VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY 010500: 3002 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3088 3089 3090 3103 3104 3105 3106 3107 3114 3116 District 004 Jasper County VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO 010200: 1097 1098 1099 1100 1102 1103 1104 1149 010500: 3097 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4039 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059 4060 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4074 4075 4076 4077 4078 4079 4080 4081 4082 4088 4089 4090 4091 4092 4093 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4107 4108 4109 4110 4116 VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY 010500: 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3084 3085 3086 3087 3117 3118 3119 3120 3121 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4117 VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN 010200: 1048 1049 1050 1052 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1120 1121 1122 1123 1140 1141 1142 1143 1151 1153 1157 010500: 3000 3001 3091 4037 4038


District 005 Jasper County VTD: 159290 - WYATT 010100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1037 1038 1041 1042 1043 1044 010200: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1019 1020 1023 1025 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1072 1158 1160 VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN 010200: 1018 1021 1022 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1051 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1069 1070 1071 1101 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1117 1118 1119 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1150 1152 1154 1155 1156 1161

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 764. By Representative Lane of the 167th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of McIntosh County, approved March 14, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3112), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3970), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for manner of election; to provide for the submission of this Act under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.




To amend an Act creating the Board of Education of McIntosh County, approved March 14, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3112), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3970), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for manner of election; to provide for the submission of this Act under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. An Act creating the Board of Education of McIntosh County, approved March 14, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3112), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3970), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) The Board of Education of McIntosh County shall be composed of five members to be elected from education districts. For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the McIntosh County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Education Districts 1 through 4 shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: mcintoshccsbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: McIntosh User: Gina'. Education District 5 shall be composed of the entire territory of McIntosh County.

(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of McIntosh County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of McIntosh County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2.

Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 3 as follows: "(a)(1) Those members of the Board of Education of McIntosh County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Education Districts 1 through 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1 through 5, 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. (2) Successors to those members representing Districts 2, 4, and 5 shall be elected in the 2012 general election and shall take office on January 1 following such election for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the end of their terms of office, shall take office on January 1 following such election, and shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (3) Successors to those members representing Districts 1 and 3 shall be elected in the 2014 general election and shall take office on January 1 following such election for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the end of their terms of office, shall take office on January 1 following such election, and shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified."

SECTION 3.

The Board of Education of McIntosh County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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 4. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 2012, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.


SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. Plan: mcintoshccsbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: McIntosh User: Gina District 001 McIntosh County VTD: 1911771 - DARIEN 110100: 1125 1126 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1215 1243 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1258 1259 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1285 1286 1287 1288 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1330 110300: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1045 1046 1047 1048 1050 1051 1052 1053 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 2114 2115 2116 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 2126


2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2134 2135 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2169 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2188 2189 2190 2191 2192 2193 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 2201 2314 2315 2316 2317 2325 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 980000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 VTD: 191271 - NORTH DARIEN 110100: 1218 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1242 1244 1256 1257 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279 1280 1281 1282 1283 1289 1290 1291 1292 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 1305 1312 1321 1332 1333 110300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1043 1044 1049 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 District 002 McIntosh County VTD: 1911515 - CRESCENT 110200: 2212 3035 VTD: 1911771 - DARIEN 110300: 2110 2111 2136 2137 2138 2202 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213 2214 2215 2216 2217 2218 2219 2220 2221 2222 2223 2224 2225 2226 2227 2228 2229 2230 2231 2232 2233 2234 2235 2236 2237 2238 2239 2240 2241 2242 2243 2244 2245 2246 2247 2248 2249 2250 2251 2252 2253 2254 2255 2256 2257 2258 2259 2260 2261 2262 2263 2264 2265 2266 2267 2268 2277 2278 2279 2286 2287 2302 2303 2304 2305 2306 2319 2320 2323 2324 2326 VTD: 191271 - NORTH DARIEN 110200: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1020 1021 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053


1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 110300: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2041 2042 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2069 2070 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2106 2107 2108 2109 2112 2113 2117 2118 2119 2120 2133 2269 2270 2271 2273 2274 2275 2276 2313 2321 2322 2327 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3038 3039 3040 District 003 McIntosh County VTD: 1911312 - SAPELO ISLAND VTD: 1911515 - CRESCENT 110100: 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1322 1323 1324 1325 1326 3094 3096 110200: 1000 1001 1010 1011 1019 1022 1100 2120 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134 2135 2136 2137 2138 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2169 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 2201 2202 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2213 2223 2224 2225 2226 2227 2228 2229 2230 2231 2232 2233 2234 2282 2283 2290 2307 2308 2309 2310 2317 2318 2329 2330 2331 2337 2340 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3033 3034 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 990000: 0006 0007


District 004 McIntosh County VTD: 1911480 - TOWNSEND VTD: 19122 - SOUTH NEWPORT

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 765. By Representative Lane of the 167th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of McIntosh County, approved February 26, 1876 (Ga. L. 1876, p. 283), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5207), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.



To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of McIntosh County, approved February 26, 1876 (Ga. L. 1876, p. 283), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5207), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of McIntosh County, approved February 26, 1876 (Ga. L. 1876, p. 283), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5207), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of McIntosh County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this section and any person


selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after the effective date of this section, the Board of Commissioners of McIntosh County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from commissioner districts described in subsection (b) of this section except for the member who is elected at large as provided in this Act. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, other than the at-large member, McIntosh County is divided into four commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The four commissioner districts shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: mcintoshccsbR-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: mcintosh User: Gina'.

(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of McIntosh County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of McIntosh County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Commissioners of McIntosh County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 2012, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting


Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. Plan: mcintoshccsbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: McIntosh User: Gina District 001 McIntosh County VTD: 1911771 - DARIEN 110100: 1125 1126 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1215 1243 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1258 1259 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1285 1286 1287 1288 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1330 110300: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1045 1046 1047 1048 1050 1051 1052 1053 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209


1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 2114 2115 2116 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2134 2135 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2169 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2188 2189 2190 2191 2192 2193 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 2201 2314 2315 2316 2317 2325 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 980000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 VTD: 191271 - NORTH DARIEN 110100: 1218 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1242 1244 1256 1257 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279 1280 1281 1282 1283 1289 1290 1291 1292 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 1305 1312 1321 1332 1333 110300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1043 1044 1049 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 District 002 McIntosh County VTD: 1911515 - CRESCENT 110200: 2212 3035 VTD: 1911771 - DARIEN 110300: 2110 2111 2136 2137 2138 2202 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213 2214 2215 2216 2217 2218 2219 2220 2221 2222 2223 2224 2225 2226 2227 2228 2229 2230 2231 2232 2233 2234 2235 2236 2237 2238 2239 2240 2241 2242 2243 2244 2245 2246 2247 2248 2249 2250 2251 2252 2253 2254 2255 2256 2257 2258 2259 2260 2261 2262 2263 2264 2265 2266 2267 2268 2277 2278 2279 2286 2287 2302 2303 2304 2305 2306 2319 2320 2323 2324 2326 VTD: 191271 - NORTH DARIEN 110200: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1012 1013 1014 1015


1016 1017 1018 1020 1021 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 110300: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2041 2042 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2069 2070 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2106 2107 2108 2109 2112 2113 2117 2118 2119 2120 2133 2269 2270 2271 2273 2274 2275 2276 2313 2321 2322 2327 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3038 3039 3040 District 003 McIntosh County VTD: 1911312 - SAPELO ISLAND VTD: 1911515 - CRESCENT 110100: 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1322 1323 1324 1325 1326 3094 3096 110200: 1000 1001 1010 1011 1019 1022 1100 2120 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134 2135 2136 2137 2138 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2169 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 2201 2202 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2213 2223 2224 2225 2226 2227 2228 2229 2230 2231 2232 2233 2234 2282 2283 2290 2307 2308 2309 2310 2317 2318 2329 2330 2331 2337 2340 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3033 3034 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 990000:


0006 0007 District 004 McIntosh County VTD: 1911480 - TOWNSEND VTD: 19122 - SOUTH NEWPORT The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 784. By Representatives Maxwell of the 17th and Cooke of the 18th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the board of education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4415), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office for current members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.



To amend an Act relating to the board of education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4415), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office for current members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. An Act relating to the board of education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4415), is amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 2 as follows:

"(a)(1) For the purpose of electing the members of the Haralson County board of education, the Haralson County school district shall be divided into five education


districts. The five education districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: haralsonsbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Haralson SB User: SE'. (2) Those members of the Board of Education of Haralson County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this subsection, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after the effective date of this subsection, the Board of Education of Haralson County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in this subsection. (3) Education Districts 1 through 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this subsection, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1 through 5, respectively, but as newly described under this subsection, and on and after the effective date of this subsection, 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 subsection. (b)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of Haralson County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of Haralson County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Education of Haralson County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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. Plan: haralsonsbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Haralson SB User: SE District 001 Haralson County VTD: 14308 - LITTLE CREEK VTD: 14311 - BEREA-STEADMAN VTD: 14312 - TALLAPOOSA 010200: 2123 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3030 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3078 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 010302: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4043 4044 4045 4050 4051 4053 4054 4055 4056 010400: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2040 2053 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2068 2253 District 002 Haralson County VTD: 14303 - BUCHANAN 010100: 1064 1065 1066 1067 1090 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1136 1137 1138 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 010200: 1021 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056


1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 4000 4001 4002 4014 4015 010302: 2038 2039 VTD: 14305 - CORINTH 010100: 1079 1080 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1091 1092 1093 1101 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1139 1140 2039 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2050 2051 2059 VTD: 14306 - TWENTIETH 010100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1056 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1141 1142 1143 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2035 2036 2037 2060 2061 VTD: 14307 - FELTON VTD: 14309 - MT VIEW District 003 Haralson County VTD: 14304 - BUNCOMBE VTD: 14312 - TALLAPOOSA 010200: 3008 3009 3010 3029 3031 3045 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 010302: 4014 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4046 4047 4048 4049 4052 010400: 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1084 1085 1086 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2026 2038 2039 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2054 2055 2070 2071 2072 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2161 2165 2166 2167 2247 2249 2250 2251 2252 2255 2256


VTD: 14313 - WACO 010302: 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1037 1038 1039 1040 3068 3069 3070 3074 3075 010400: 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1081 1082 1083 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1110 1112 1113 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1125 1126 1127 1128 1137 1177 District 004 Haralson County VTD: 14302 - BREMEN 010302: 2089 2116 3003 3004 3005 3006 3009 3010 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3023 3129 6007 6008 VTD: 14303 - BUCHANAN 010302: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115 2117 VTD: 14305 - CORINTH 010100: 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2038 2040 2041 2048 2049 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 010301: 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 010302: 2118 VTD: 14306 - TWENTIETH


010301: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 VTD: 14310 - SEVENTH 010301: 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2026 2081 010302: 6000 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6009 6010 6011 District 005 Haralson County VTD: 14302 - BREMEN 010301: 2053 2054 2058 2059 2080 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 010302: 1011 1012 1014 1016 1018 1030 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1050 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 3000 3001 3002 3007 3008 3011 3020 3021 3022 3024 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3047 3048 3049 3050 3055 3057 3065 3066 3067 3073 3077 3083 3084 3087 3091 3093 3105 3106 3107 3111 3113 3117 3118 3119 3120 3121 3122 3123 3127 3130 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5008 5010 5012 5028 5032 5033 5034 5035 5036 5042 5044 5045 5077 5078 010400: 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1159 1162 1163 1171 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3028 3029 3030 3031 3035 3036 3037 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3050 3052 3054 3055 3092 3093 3094 3095 3098 3099 3100 3107 3109 3113 3114 3117 3118 3119 3122 3123 3124 3126 3129 3131 3136 3137 3138 3141 3143 3144 3146 3150 3152 3153 3155 3156 3157 3158 3159 3160 VTD: 14310 - SEVENTH 010301: 2002 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2055 2056 2057 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 010302: 6001 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 010400: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3018 VTD: 14313 - WACO


010302: 1035 1036 1070 1071 1072 1073 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 3025 3051 3052 3053 3054 3056 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3071 3072 010400: 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1098 1099 1100 1102 1103 1109 1124 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1175 1176 1178 1180

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 803. By Representative Ralston of the 7th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing the method of election of the members of the Board of Education of Gilmer County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3471), as amended, 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 election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, was agreed to.

HB 812. By Representatives Hembree of the 67th, Hightower of the 68th, Bruce of the

64th and Brooks of the 63rd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Douglas County Board of Education, approved April 13, 1982, (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4786), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5149), so as to provide for the continuation in office of current members of the board of education; to change the description of the education districts; to define certain terms; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.




To amend an Act creating the Douglas County Board of Education, approved April 13, 1982, (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4786), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5149), so as to provide for the continuation in office of current members of the board of education; to change the description of the education districts; to define certain terms; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. An Act creating the Douglas County Board of Education, approved April 13, 1982, (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4786), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5149), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Douglas County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, Douglas County is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Such districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: douglassbR-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: douglas sb User: SE'. (c) For the purposes of such plan:

(1) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and (2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(d) Any part of Douglas County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such


part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. (e) Any part of Douglas County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. (f) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 and 20-2-51 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law applicable to that office. (g) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must receive the number of votes cast as required by general law for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected or appointed as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall become vacant. (h) The members of the reconstituted Douglas County Board of Education shall be elected as provided in this subsection. The first members from Education Districts 1 and 5 shall be elected at the general election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2012. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 5 in 2012 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 2016, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. The first members from Education Districts 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected at the general election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2014. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 3, and 4 in 2014 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 2018, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the time of the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

(i)(1) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 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. (2) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code'.

(j) The chairperson of the board of education shall be compensated in equal monthly installments from the general funds of the board of education the sum of 20 percent of the base salary for a superior court judge as set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-4. The vice chairperson of the board of education shall be compensated in equal monthly installments from the general funds of the board of education the sum of 18 percent of the base salary for a superior court judge as set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-4. The remaining board members shall be compensated in equal monthly installments from the general funds of the board of education the sum of 16 percent of the base salary for a superior court judge as set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-4. The members of the board of education shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in carrying out approved board of education business while outside the county. All expenses so incurred shall be paid from the general funds of the board of education on a monthly basis."

SECTION 2.

The Douglas County Board of Education shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 2012, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 4. For the purpose of conducting elections in 2012, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. For all other purposes, this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. Plan: douglassbR-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: douglas sb User: SE


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The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 815. By Representative Kidd of the 141st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office,


qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.



To create the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office, qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation; to provide for vacancies, organizations, meetings, and expenses; to prohibit authority employees and members from having certain interests; to provide for definitions; to provide for revenue bonds and their forms, signatures thereon, negotiability, sale, and use of proceeds from such sales; to provide for interim documents and for lost or mutilated documents; to provide for conditions for issuance; to prohibit the pledge of credit for the payment of bonds; to provide for trust indentures and a sinking fund; to provide for payment of bond proceeds; to provide for bondholders' remedies and protection; to provide for refunding bonds; to provide for bond validation; to provide for venue and jurisdiction; to provide for trust funds; to provide for authority purpose; to provide for chargers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide for supplemental powers; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority Act."

SECTION 2. Definitions.

(a) As used in this Act, the term: (1) "Authority" or "redevelopment authority" means the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority created by this Act. (1.1) "Central State Hospital" means the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia, now or formerly under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (2) "Cost of the project" means and embraces the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery


and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, fiscal agent, and legal expenses, and of plans and specifications and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project, administrative expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized in this Act; the cost of the acquisition or construction of any project; and the cost of placing any project in operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act for such projects. (3) "Economic development conveyance" has the same meaning as provided in 32 C.F.R. 174.9(a). (4) "Project" includes:

(A) The land and any one or more buildings or structures located in or on the land (the real property) now or formerly occupied by Central State Hospital and the real property adjacent thereto to be used in education, parks and recreation, transportation, health care, research, housing, commerce, or the production, manufacturing, procession, assembling, storing, or handling of any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or industrial products or any combination of the foregoing or similar uses, in every case with all necessary or useful furnishings, machinery, equipment, parking facilities, landscaping, and facilities for outdoor storage, all as determined by the authority, which determination shall be final and not subject to review; and there may be included as part of any such project all improvements necessary to the full utilization thereof, including site preparation, roads and streets, sidewalks, water supply, outdoor lighting, belt line railroad sidings and lead tracks, bridges, causeways, terminals for railroad and automotive transportation, and transportation facilities incidental to the project; (B) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or equipping of new industrial facilities or the improvement, modification, acquisition, expansion, modernization, leasing, equipping, or remodeling of existing industrial or governmental facilities located or to be located in or on the property now or formerly occupied by Central State Hospital and the properties adjacent thereto; (C) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, which any industrial concern might desire to use, acquire, or lease in connection with the operation of any plant or facility located or to be located in or on the property now or formerly occupied by Central State Hospital and the properties adjacent thereto; and (D) The acquisition and development of land in or on the property now or formerly occupied by Central State Hospital as the site for an educational facility, historical preservation site, commercial enterprise, entertainment facility, park or recreational facility, industrial park, transportation facility, health care facility, research facility, residential project, or similar uses, provided that, for purposes of this subparagraph, the term "development of land" includes the provision of water, sewage, drainage,


or similar facilities or transportation, power, or communication facilities which are incidental to use of the site as an educational facility, historical preservation site, commercial enterprise, entertainment facility, park or recreational facility, industrial park, transportation facility, health care facility, research facility, residential project, or similar use but, except with respect to such facilities, does not include the provision of structures or buildings.

(5) "Revenue bonds" or "bonds" means revenue bonds as defined and provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," and such type of obligations may be issued by the authority as authorized under said "Revenue Bond Law" and any amendments thereto.

(b) Any project shall be deemed self-liquidating if, in the judgment of the authority, the revenues and earnings to be derived by the authority therefrom and all facilities used in connection therewith will be sufficient to pay the costs of operating, maintaining, repairing, improving, and extending the project and to pay the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds which may be issued to finance, in whole or in part, the cost of such project or projects.

SECTION 3.

Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority. (a) There is created a body corporate and politic, to be known as the "Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority," which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and bring and defend actions in all courts. The authority shall have perpetual existence. (b) The authority shall consist of not less than seven nor more than 11 members. In addition, the Governor shall select a voting member to represent the State of Georgia. With the exception of the member selected by the Governor to represent the State of Georgia, the members shall be appointed by the mayor of the City of Milledgeville with the consent of a majority of the Milledgeville City Council. Persons so appointed shall serve for initial terms of office which shall expire on December 31 of the fourth year after their appointment. After the initial terms of office, members of the authority shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the authority shall serve for their respective terms of office specified in this subsection and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Any member of the authority may be appointed to succeed himself or herself. After such appointment, the members of such authority shall enter upon their duties. Any vacancy on the authority shall be filled in the same manner as was the original appointment of the member whose term of membership resulted in such vacancy. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. The members of the authority shall be reimbursed, upon submission of sworn vouchers, for all actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties out


of funds of the authority but shall receive no further compensation. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government. (c) To be eligible for appointment as a member of the authority, a person shall be at least 21 years of age and shall not have been convicted of a felony. (d) The mayor of the City of Milledgeville with the consent of a majority of the Milledgeville City Council shall appoint the chairperson of the authority who shall serve as chairperson for a four-year term. The members of the authority shall elect from their number a vice chairperson, secretary, and treasurer. The secretary may also serve as treasurer. Each of such officers shall serve for a period of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The chairperson of the authority shall be entitled to vote upon any issue, motion, or resolution. (e) In addition to the members set forth in subsection (b) of this section, there shall be ex officio members who shall be as follows:

(1) One member appointed by the members of the Senate whose districts include all or a portion of Central State Hospital and one member appointed by the members of the House of Representatives whose districts include all or a portion of Central State Hospital; (2) The State Property Commission executive director or his or her designee; (3) The commissioner of economic development or his or her designee; (4) The commissioner of community affairs or his or her designee; (5) The commissioner of natural resources or his or her designee; (6) The commissioner of transportation or his or her designee; (7) The Commissioner of Labor or his or her designee; and (8) The chancellor of the University System of Georgia or his or her designee.

Such ex officio members shall have all of the rights and duties as other members of the authority except that they shall not have the right to vote on any matter. At the request of the authority, the mayor of the City of Milledgeville with the consent of a majority of the Milledgeville City Council shall be authorized to appoint additional ex officio members of the authority. (f) The authority may create the following subcommittees: health care, education, infrastructure, labor, real estate, economic development, housing and homelessness, environment, quality of life, and others as deemed appropriate. The authority may appoint as members of the subcommittees such individuals from the community as the authority deems appropriate, and such members do not have to be members of the authority. The subcommittees shall serve in an advisory capacity to the authority. The chairperson of the authority shall choose from among the members of each subcommittee a person to serve as chairperson of that subcommittee. The chairpersons of the subcommittees shall serve four-year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment. (g) A majority of the members of the authority, excluding ex officio members, shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the authority.


(h) A vacancy on the authority shall exist in the office of any member of the authority who is convicted of a felony or who enters a plea of nolo contendere thereto; who is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or who enters a plea of nolo contendere thereto; who is convicted of any act of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance of such person's duties as a member of the authority; or who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the authority without an excuse approved by a resolution of the authority. (i) All meetings of the authority, regular or special, shall be open to the public. (j) No member or employee of the authority shall have, directly or indirectly, any financial interest, profit, or benefit in any contract, work, or business of the authority nor in the sale, lease, or purchase of any property to or from the authority.

SECTION 4.

Purpose of the authority. Without limiting the generality of any provision of this Act, the general purpose of the authority is declared to be that of executing and administering the reuse plan for the property now or formerly occupied by Central State Hospital, executing economic development conveyances for such property now or formerly occupied by Central State Hospital resulting from the closure or realignment of Central State Hospital so as to ameliorate the impact of such closure or realignment on the communities and residents of Milledgeville and Baldwin County; extending and improving such projects; acquiring the necessary property therefor, both real and personal, with the right to contract for the use of or to lease or sell any or all of such facilities, including real property, to any persons, firms, or corporations, whether public or private, if in the sole judgment of the authority such use, lease, or sale supports the general purposes of the authority; and doing all things deemed by the authority necessary, convenient, and desirable for and incident to the efficient and proper development and operation of such type of undertakings.

SECTION 5. Powers of the authority.

The authority shall have the power: (1) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (2) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, including acquisition of land from the state government, and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purpose and to plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, and lease all projects which shall come under the control of the authority under the provisions of this Act or which it may acquire or plan to acquire; to regulate, protect, and police such projects and all related activities and facilities; to enter into any contracts, leases, or other charges for the use of property or services of the authority and collect and use the same as necessary to operate the projects under control of the authority; and to accomplish any of the purposes of this Act and make any purchases or sales necessary for such purposes;


(3) To acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, real property, or rights or easements therein, or franchises necessary or convenient for its corporate purpose, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue, and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of such property, or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to be to the best advantage of the authority; (4) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including real estate, environmental, engineering, architectural, and construction experts, fiscal agents, and attorneys, and to fix their respective compensations; (5) To make contracts and leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with respect to the use of projects which it causes to be constructed, erected, or acquired. Any and all persons, firms, and corporations and any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions, or agencies of the state and federal government are authorized to enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with the authority upon such terms and for such purposes as they deem advisable; and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations, counties, political subdivisions, and to the authority relative to entering into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings authorized between the authority and private corporations, both inside and outside this state, and between the authority and public bodies, including counties and cities outside this state and the federal government; (6) To construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, and manage projects, the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority or from such proceeds and any grant or contribution from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or from the State of Georgia or any agency or instrumentality thereof; (7) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may require; (8) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the State of Georgia or any agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof upon such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or such agency or instrumentality or political subdivision may require; (9) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for the purpose and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof; (10) To exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, including the power to make short-term loans and approve, execute, and deliver appropriate evidence of such indebtedness, provided that no such power is in conflict with the Constitution or general laws of this state;


(11) To encourage and facilitate job training and housing rehabilitation programs for residents surrounding Central State Hospital; and (12) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this Act.

SECTION 6.

Revenue bonds. The authority, or any authority or body which had or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority created by this Act, is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the project of any one or more projects. The principal of and interest on such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund provided in this Act for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates per annum, payable at such time or times, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, shall be payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the authority, and may be redeemable before maturity, at the option of the authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the authority in the resolution for the issuance of bonds.

SECTION 7. Revenue bonds; form; denomination; registration; place of payment.

The authority shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest thereon, which may be at any bank or trust company inside or outside this state. The bonds may be issued in coupon or registered form, or both, as the authority may determine, and provisions may be made for the registration of any coupon bond as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest.

SECTION 8. Revenue bonds; signatures; seal.

In case any officer whose signature appears on any bond or whose facsimile signature appears on any coupon ceases to be such officer before the delivery of such bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery. All such bonds shall be signed by the chairperson of the authority, and the official seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the authority, and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the facsimile signatures of the chairperson and the secretary of the authority. Any coupon may bear the facsimile signatures of such persons, and any bond may be signed, sealed, and attested on behalf of the authority by such persons as at the actual time of the execution of such bonds shall be duly authorized or hold the proper office, although at the


date of such bonds such person may not have been so authorized or shall not have held such office.

SECTION 9. Revenue bonds; negotiability; exemption from taxation.

All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall have and are declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of this state. Such bonds, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within this state.

SECTION 10. Revenue bonds; sale; price; proceeds.

The authority may sell such bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority. The proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes provided in the resolutions and proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds.

SECTION 11. Revenue bonds; interim receipts and certificates or temporary bonds.

Prior to the preparation of any definitive bonds, the authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts, interim certificates, or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds upon the issuance of the latter.

SECTION 12. Revenue bonds; replacement of lost or mutilated bonds.

The authority may provide for the replacement of any bonds or coupons which become mutilated or are destroyed or lost.

SECTION 13. Revenue bonds; conditions precedent to issuance.

Such revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by this Act. In the discretion of the authority, revenue bonds of a single issue may be issued for the purpose of any particular project. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this Act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and need not be published or posted, and any such resolution may be passed at any regular or special meeting of the authority by a majority of its members.

SECTION 14. Credit not pledged.

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the State of Georgia or any county or municipality nor a pledge of the faith and


credit of the State of Georgia or any county or municipality; but such bonds shall be payable solely from the fund hereinafter provided for, and the issuance of such revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the State of Georgia or any county or municipality to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor to make any appropriation for their payment. All such bonds shall contain recitals on their face covering substantially the foregoing provisions of this section.

SECTION 15. Trust indenture as security.

In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company inside or outside this state. Such trust indenture may pledge or assign fees, tolls, revenues, and earnings to be received by the authority. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property, the construction of the project, the maintenance, operation, repair, and insuring of the project, and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys; may also provide that any project shall be constructed and paid for under the supervision and approval of consulting engineers or architects employed or designated by the authority and satisfactory to the original purchasers of the bonds issued therefor; may also require that the security given by contractors and by any depository of the proceeds of the bonds or revenues or other moneys be satisfactory to such purchasers; and may also contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state to act as such depository and to furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Such indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust indentures securing bonds and debentures of corporations. In addition to the foregoing, such trust indenture may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such indenture.

SECTION 16. To whom proceeds of bonds shall be paid.

In the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or in the trust indenture, the authority shall provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to any officer or person who, or any agency, bank, or trust company which, shall act as trustee of such funds and shall hold and apply the same to the purposes of this Act, subject to such regulations as this Act and such resolution or trust indenture may provide.


SECTION 17. Sinking fund.

The revenues, fees, tolls, and earnings derived from any particular project or projects, regardless of whether or not such fees, earnings, and revenues were produced by a particular project for which bonds have been issued, unless otherwise pledged and allocated, may be pledged and allocated by the authority to the payment of the principal and interest on revenue bonds of the authority as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust instrument may provide. Such funds so pledged from whatever source received, including funds received from one or more or all sources, shall be set aside at regular intervals as may be provided in the resolution or trust indenture into a sinking fund which shall be pledged to and charged with the payment of:

(1) The interest upon such revenue bonds as such interest shall fall due; (2) The principal of the bonds as the same shall fall due; (3) The necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest and other investment charges; (4) Any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as provided in this Act; and (5) Any investment fees or charges.

The use and disposition of such sinking fund shall be subject to such regulations as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds or in the trust indenture, but, except as may otherwise be provided in such resolution or trust indenture, such sinking fund shall be maintained as a trust account for the benefit of all revenue bonds without distinction or priority of one over another. Subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture, any surplus moneys in the sinking fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds, and any such bonds so purchased or redeemed shall forthwith be canceled and shall not again be issued.

SECTION 18.

Remedies of bondholders. Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act or any of the coupons appertaining thereto and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights given in this Act may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of this state or granted under this Act or under such resolution or trust indenture and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this Act or by such resolution or trust indenture to be performed by the authority or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of revenues, fees, tolls, and other charges for the use of the facilities and services furnished.


SECTION 19. Refunding bonds.

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of funding or refunding any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and premium, if any. The issuance of such funding or refunding bonds, the maturities and all other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the duties of the authority in respect to the same shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this Act insofar as the same may be applicable.

SECTION 20. Validation.

Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedures of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law." The petition for validation shall also make party defendants to such action the State of Georgia or any municipality, county, authority, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the State of Georgia which has contracted with the authority for the services and facilities of the project for which bonds are to be issued and sought to be validated, and the state or such municipality, county, authority, political subdivision, or instrumentality shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof should not be inquired into by the court and the contract or contracts adjudicated as a part of the basis for the security for the payment of any such bonds of the authority. The bonds, when validated, and the judgment of validation shall be final and conclusive with respect to such bonds and the security of the payment thereof and interest thereon and against the authority issuing the same and the state and any municipality, county, authority, political subdivision, or instrumentality, if a party to the validation proceedings, contracting with the redevelopment authority.

SECTION 21. Venue and jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any suit or action against such authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Baldwin County, Georgia; and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall likewise be brought in said court which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

SECTION 22. Interest of bondholders protected.

While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of said authority or its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such bonds. No other entity, department, agency, or authority shall be created which will


compete with the authority to such an extent as to affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds, nor will the state itself so compete with the authority. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such bonds and, upon the issuance of bonds under the provisions hereof, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds.

SECTION 23. Moneys received considered trust funds.

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenue, income, fees, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.

SECTION 24. Rates, charges, and revenues; use.

The authority is authorized to prescribe and fix rates and to revise the same from time to time and to collect fees, tolls, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities furnished and, in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking or project, to issue revenue bonds as herein provided to finance, in whole or in part, the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of any project and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon all or any part of the revenues of such undertaking or project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments, or extensions thereto thereafter made.

SECTION 25. Rules and regulations for operation of projects.

It shall be the duty of the authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the project or projects constructed or acquired under the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 26. Tort immunity.

The authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as other counties and municipalities in this state; and the officers, agents, and employees of the authority, when in the performance of the work of the authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of other counties and municipalities in this state when in the performance of their public duties or work of such political subdivisions.

SECTION 27. Tax exemption.

It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purpose is in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state; that the authority is an institution of purely public charity and will be performing an essential


governmental function in the exercise of the power conferred upon it by this Act; that this state covenants with the holders of the bonds that the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired or leased by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of the projects erected by it or any rates, fees, tolls, or other charges for the use of such projects or other income received by the authority; and that the bonds of the authority, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from taxation within this state. The exemption from taxation provided for in this section shall not extend to tenants or lessees of the authority and shall not include exemptions from sales and use taxes on property purchased by the authority or for use by the authority.

SECTION 28. Power declared supplemental and additional.

The foregoing sections of this Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized by this Act, shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.

SECTION 29. Effect on other governments.

This Act shall not and does not in any way take from any county or municipality the authority to own, operate, and maintain projects or to issue revenue bonds as is provided by Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law."

SECTION 30. Liberal construction of Act.

This Act being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of this state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 31. Effective date.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 32. Repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. HB 823. By Representatives Welch of the 110th, Yates of the 73rd, Mosby of the

90th, Baker of the 78th, Mayo of the 91st and others:


A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Henry County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor; to provide for contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, was agreed to.

By unanimous consent, the following roll call vote was made applicable to the previously read Bills. On the passage of the Bills, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: E Abdul-Salaam Y Abrams Y Allison Y Amerson E Anderson Y Ashe Y Atwood Y Baker Y Battles E Beasley-Teague Y Bell E Benfield Y Benton Y Beverly Y Black Y Braddock Y Brockway Y Brooks Y Bruce Y Bryant Y Buckner Y Burns Y Byrd Y Carson Y Carter Y Casas Y Channell Y Cheokas Y Clark, J Y Clark, V Y Coleman Y Collins Y Cooke Y Coomer Y Cooper Y Crawford

Y Davis E Dawkins-Haigler Y Dempsey Dickerson Y Dickey Y Dickson Y Dobbs Y Dollar Y Drenner Y Dudgeon Y Dukes Y Dunahoo Y Dutton Y Ehrhart Y England Y Epps, C Y Epps, J Y Evans Y Floyd Y Fludd Y Frazier Y Fullerton Y Gardner Y Geisinger Y Golick Y Gordon Y Greene Y Hamilton Y Hanner Y Harbin Y Harden, B Y Harden, M Y Harrell Y Hatchett Y Hatfield Y Heard

Heckstall Y Hembree E Henson Y Hightower Y Hill Y Holcomb Y Holmes Y Holt Y Horne Y Houston Y Howard Hudson Y Hugley Y Jackson E Jacobs Y James Y Jasperse Y Jerguson Y Johnson Y Jones, J E Jones, S Y Jordan Y Kaiser Kendrick Y Kidd Y Knight Y Lane Y Lindsey Y Long Y Maddox, B Y Maddox, G Y Manning Y Marin Y Martin Y Maxwell Y Mayo

Y McBrayer Y McCall Y McKillip Y Meadows Y Mitchell Y Morgan Morris Mosby Y Murphy Y Neal, J Y Neal, Y Y Nimmer Y Nix Y Oliver Y O'Neal Y Pak Y Parent Y Parrish Y Parsons Y Peake Y Powell, A Y Powell, J Y Pruett Y Purcell Y Ramsey Y Randall Y Reece Y Rice Y Riley Y Roberts Y Rogers, C Y Rogers, T Y Rynders E Scott, M Scott, S Setzler

Y Shaw Y Sheldon Y Sims, B Sims, C Y Smith, E Y Smith, K Y Smith, L Y Smith, R E Smith, T Y Smyre Y Spencer Y Stephens, M Y Stephens, R E Stephenson E Talton Y Tankersley Y Taylor, D Y Taylor, R Y Taylor, T Y Teasley Y Thomas VACANT VACANT Y Watson Y Welch Y Weldon Y Wilkerson Y Wilkinson Y Willard Y Williams, A Y Williams, C Y Williams, E Y Williams, R Y Williamson Yates Ralston, Speaker

On the passage of the Bills, the ayes were 155, nays 0.


The Bills, having received the requisite constitutional majority, were passed. Representative Hudson of the 124th stated that she had been called from the floor of the House during the preceding roll call. She wished to be recorded as voting "aye" thereon. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Ewing, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate: SB 302. By Senators Staton of the 18th, Carter of the 1st, Hill of the 4th and Cowsert

of the 46th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority, so as to increase the amount of bonding authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House: HB 690. By Representatives Smith of the 70th and Horne of the 71st:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Coweta County, approved August 26, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 405), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 8, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3809), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 694. By Representatives Smith of the 70th and Horne of the 71st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition of the Board of Education of Coweta County, approved March 5, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3701), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 8, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3801), so as to change the description of the education


districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 701. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 129th and Epps of the 128th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Troup County, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3068), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4796), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 702. By Representatives Nix of the 69th, Smith of the 129th and Epps of the 128th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a board of education of Troup County, approved January 1, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3600), 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 approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 723. By Representatives Channell of the 116th, Kidd of the 141st and Hudson of the 124th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change the method of electing members for the Board of Education of Putnam County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2678), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 14, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3645), so as to change manner of election of members of the board of education; to provide for vacancies; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


HB 740. By Representatives Cooke of the 18th, Hightower of the 68th and Nix of the 69th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act amending, revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws pertaining to the Board of Commissioners of Carroll County, approved February 28, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3546), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4570), so as to change the descriptions of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current chairperson and members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the Senate was read the first time and referred to the Committee:

SB 302. By Senators Staton of the 18th, Carter of the 1st, Hill of the 4th and Cowsert

of the 46th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority, so as to increase the amount of bonding authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

Pursuant to HR 1132, the House recognized February 2, 2012, as Veterinary Medicine Day at the state capitol and invited representatives from the Georgia veterinary medical community to be recognized by the House of Representatives.

Pursuant to HR 1224, the House commended Georgia State University, recognized

February 2, 2012, as Georgia State University Day at the state capitol, and invited President Mark Becker, his wife Laura Voisinet, Coach Bill Curry, Athletic Director Cheryl Levick, and Senior Advisor to the President Tom Lewis to be recognized by the House of Representatives.

The following members were recognized during the period of Morning Orders and addressed the House:

Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Abrams of the 84th, Tankersley of the 158th, Parrish of the 156th, Burns of the 157th, Cooper of the 41st, Smyre of the 132nd, Hugley of the 133rd, Randall of the 138th, and Kendrick of the 94th.


Pursuant to HR 1178, the House honored Shekema Silveri for being recognized with the Milken Educator Award and invited her to be recognized by the House of Representatives.

The following Resolutions of the House, favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, were read and adopted: HR 1132. By Representative Maddox of the 172nd:

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2, 2012, as Veterinary Medicine Day at the state capitol and inviting representatives from the Georgia veterinary medical community to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

HR 1178. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Jordan of the 77th, Neal of the 75th, Beasley-Teague of the 65th and Baker of the 78th:

A RESOLUTION honoring Shekema Silveri for being recognized with the Milken Educator Award and inviting her to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

HR 1224. By Representatives Jones of the 46th, Maxwell of the 17th, Ramsey of the 72nd, Lane of the 167th and Golick of the 34th:

A RESOLUTION commending Georgia State University, recognizing February 2, 2012, as Georgia State University Day at the state capitol, and inviting President Mark Becker, his wife Laura Voisinet, Coach Bill Curry, Athletic Director Cheryl Levick, and Senior Advisor to the President Tom Lewis to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

Under the general order of business, established by the Committee on Rules, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 763. By Representatives Atwood of the 179th, Pak of the 102nd, Willard of the

49th, Ramsey of the 72nd and Maddox of the 127th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juries, so as to clarify that certain persons shall be ineligible to serve as trial or grand jurors; to provide for the use of jurors summoned prior to the compilation of county master jury lists; to revise provisions relating to the qualifications of grand jurors; to provide


for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.



To amend Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juries, so as to clarify that certain persons shall be ineligible to serve as trial or grand jurors; to provide for the use of jurors summoned prior to the compilation of county master jury lists; to revise provisions relating to the qualifications of grand jurors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juries, is amended by enacting a new Code Section 15-12-40 to read as follows:

"15-12-40. Any person who has been convicted of a felony in a state or federal court who has not had his or her civil rights restored and any person who has been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent shall not be eligible to serve as a trial juror."

SECTION 2.

Said chapter is further amended by revising subsection (e) of Code Section 15-12-40.1, relating to the state-wide master jury list, driver's license information, list of registered voters, and random list of persons to comprise venire, as follows:

"(e) On and after July 1, 2012, in each county, upon court order, the clerk shall choose a random list of persons from the county master jury list to comprise the venire; provided, however, that jurors summoned prior to July 1, 2012, shall remain eligible to comprise the venire."

SECTION 3.

Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 15-12-60, relating to the qualifications of grand jurors, as follows:

"15-12-60. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, all citizens Any citizen of this state 18 years of age or older who are not incompetent because of mental illness or mental retardation and who have has resided in the county for at least six months preceding the time of service shall be qualified eligible and liable to serve as a grand jurors unless otherwise exempted by law juror.


(b) The following persons shall not be eligible to serve as grand jurors: (1) Any person who holds any elective office in state or local government or who has held any such office within a period of two years preceding the time of service as a grand juror; and (2) Any person who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored shall not be eligible to serve as a grand juror.

(c) Any person who has been convicted of a felony in a state or federal court who has not had his or her civil rights restored and any person who has been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent shall not be eligible to serve as a grand juror."

SECTION 4.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the Bill, by substitute, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: E Abdul-Salaam Y Abrams Y Allison Y Amerson E Anderson Y Ashe Y Atwood Y Baker Y Battles E Beasley-Teague Y Bell E Benfield Y Benton Y Beverly Y Black Y Braddock Y Brockway Y Brooks Y Bruce Y Bryant Y Buckner Y Burns Y Byrd Y Carson Y Carter Y Casas Y Channell

Y Davis E Dawkins-Haigler Y Dempsey Y Dickerson Y Dickey Y Dickson Y Dobbs Y Dollar Y Drenner Y Dudgeon Y Dukes Y Dunahoo Y Dutton Y Ehrhart Y England Y Epps, C Y Epps, J Y Evans Y Floyd Y Fludd Y Frazier Y Fullerton Y Gardner Y Geisinger Y Golick Y Gordon Y Greene

Y Heckstall Y Hembree E Henson Y Hightower Y Hill Y Holcomb Y Holmes Y Holt Y Horne Y Houston Y Howard Hudson Y Hugley Y Jackson E Jacobs Y James Y Jasperse Y Jerguson Y Johnson Y Jones, J E Jones, S Y Jordan Y Kaiser Y Kendrick Y Kidd Y Knight Y Lane

Y McBrayer Y McCall Y McKillip Y Meadows Y Mitchell Y Morgan Y Morris Y Mosby Y Murphy Y Neal, J Y Neal, Y Y Nimmer Y Nix Y Oliver Y O'Neal Y Pak Y Parent Y Parrish Y Parsons Y Peake Y Powell, A Y Powell, J Y Pruett Y Purcell Y Ramsey Y Randall Y Reece

Y Shaw Y Sheldon Y Sims, B E Sims, C Y Smith, E Y Smith, K Y Smith, L Y Smith, R E Smith, T Y Smyre Y Spencer Y Stephens, M Y Stephens, R Y Stephenson E Talton Y Tankersley Y Taylor, D Y Taylor, R Y Taylor, T Y Teasley Y Thomas VACANT VACANT Y Watson Y Welch Y Weldon Y Wilkerson


Y Cheokas Clark, J Y Clark, V Y Coleman Y Collins Y Cooke Y Coomer Y Cooper Y Crawford

Y Hamilton Y Hanner Y Harbin Y Harden, B Y Harden, M Y Harrell Y Hatchett Y Hatfield Y Heard

Y Lindsey Y Long Y Maddox, B Y Maddox, G Y Manning Y Marin Y Martin Y Maxwell Y Mayo

Y Rice Y Riley Y Roberts Y Rogers, C Y Rogers, T Y Rynders E Scott, M Y Scott, S Y Setzler

Y Wilkinson Y Willard Y Williams, A Y Williams, C Y Williams, E Y Williams, R Y Williamson Y Yates Ralston, Speaker

On the passage of the Bill, by substitute, the ayes were 163, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. Representatives Clark of the 98th and Hudson of the 124th stated that they had been called from the floor of the House during the preceding roll call. They wished to be recorded as voting "aye" thereon. HB 475. By Representatives Powell of the 171st, Roberts of the 154th, Rynders of the

152nd, Cheokas of the 134th, Meadows of the 5th and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Development Authorities Law," so as amend the definition of the term "project" to include facilities owned by a public or private entity or a combination of the two integrated for purposes of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities; to provide that such term includes highway facilities, surface transportation projects, and projects that are related to transportation; to provide for severability in the event a portion of this Act is found to be unconstitutional; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.



To amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Development Authorities Law," so as to amend the definition of the term "project" to include facilities owned by a public or private entity or a combination of the two integrated for purposes of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities; to provide that such term includes highway facilities, surface transportation projects, and projects that are related to transportation; to provide that a development authority shall have the unfettered authority to determine which definition of the term "project" applies to a particular project and that a project which involves a public body is comprised of


both public and private components integrated to produce the desired purposes and will promote and develop trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities; to provide that such decision by the authority shall not be subject to review; to provide that a development authority shall have the authority to issue bonds to purchase or acquire a completed project and carry out such further construction or equipping that it may desire; to provide that an authority may issue bonds to construct, purchase, acquire, or equip a project for any purpose permitted by such chapter; to provide for severability in the event a portion of this Act is found to be unconstitutional; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Development Authorities Law," is amended by revising division (6)(H)(iii) of Code Section 36-62-2, relating to definitions relative to the "Development Authorities Law," as follows:

"(iii) Airports, docks, wharves, mass commuting facilities, parking facilities, or storage or training facilities directly related to any of the foregoing. As used in this division, the term 'mass commuting facilities' includes, without limitation, property, facilities, and related improvements owned, operated, leased, or held by:

(I) A private person or entity; (II) A public entity, if the project is composed of both public and private components which are integrated so as to promote and develop some part or all of the public purposes of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities; or (III) A combination of a private person or entity and a public entity.

Such property, facilities, and related improvements may include, without limitation, highway facilities, surface transportation projects, and projects undertaken pursuant to Code Sections 32-2-79 and 32-2-80 that are necessary, convenient, or useful for or in connection with the transportation, exchange, or access of occupants; passengers; cargo or freight, whether by vehicle, bus, rail, or other mode of transportation; hand-carried packages; or baggage of an occupant or passenger, by any means including, without limitation, surface, overhead, or underground transportation;"

SECTION 2.

Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 36-62-6, relating to powers of authority generally, by redesignating current subsection (b) as new subsection (d) and by adding two new subsections to read as follows:

"(b) An authority may determine if any project should be exclusively classified under one of the definitions of the term 'project' under paragraph (6) of Code Section 36-62-2. An authority may also determine that a project which involves a public body is composed of both public and private components which are integrated so as to produce


the desired purposes and will promote and develop some part or all of the public purposes of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities. The authority's determination or determinations as to such matters shall be final for all purposes of this chapter and not subject to review. (c) An authority may issue bonds which shall qualify as paying the cost of a project (1) to purchase or acquire a completed project and, if necessary, to carry out any further construction or equipping that it may desire; or (2) to construct, purchase, acquire, or equip a project, for any purpose permitted by this chapter, including, without limitation, for the purpose of the authority's leasing, selling, or placing under management any such project as provided in Code Section 36-62-7. The provisions of this subsection are a restatement of current law and shall not be construed to restrict the right of a person or entity to lease a project from an authority when such person or entity is the seller or builder of such project or when such bonds are issued to such person or entity."

SECTION 3.

Any part of this Act that is finally determined judicially to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid shall be severed from this Act, and the remaining parts shall continue in full force and effect, the General Assembly declaring that it would have passed such remaining parts in any event.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the Bill, by substitute, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: E Abdul-Salaam Y Abrams N Allison Y Amerson E Anderson Y Ashe N Atwood Y Baker Y Battles E Beasley-Teague Y Bell N Benfield Y Benton Y Beverly Y Black Y Braddock Y Brockway Y Brooks

Y Davis E Dawkins-Haigler Y Dempsey Y Dickerson Y Dickey Y Dickson Y Dobbs Y Dollar Y Drenner N Dudgeon Y Dukes N Dunahoo N Dutton Y Ehrhart Y England Y Epps, C Y Epps, J Y Evans

Y Heckstall Y Hembree E Henson Y Hightower Y Hill Y Holcomb Y Holmes N Holt N Horne Houston N Howard Y Hudson Y Hugley Y Jackson E Jacobs Y James Y Jasperse N Jerguson

Y McBrayer Y McCall Y McKillip Y Meadows Y Mitchell Y Morgan Y Morris Y Mosby Y Murphy Y Neal, J Y Neal, Y Y Nimmer Y Nix Y Oliver Y O'Neal Y Pak Y Parent Y Parrish

Y Shaw N Sheldon Y Sims, B Y Sims, C Y Smith, E Y Smith, K N Smith, L Y Smith, R E Smith, T Y Smyre N Spencer Y Stephens, M Y Stephens, R Y Stephenson E Talton Y Tankersley N Taylor, D Y Taylor, R


Y Bruce Y Bryant Y Buckner Y Burns N Byrd N Carson Y Carter Y Casas Y Channell Y Cheokas N Clark, J Clark, V Y Coleman N Collins N Cooke Coomer Y Cooper Y Crawford

Y Floyd Y Fludd Frazier Y Fullerton Y Gardner Y Geisinger Golick Y Gordon Y Greene Y Hamilton Y Hanner Y Harbin Y Harden, B N Harden, M N Harrell Y Hatchett N Hatfield Y Heard

Y Johnson Y Jones, J E Jones, S Y Jordan Y Kaiser Y Kendrick Y Kidd Y Knight Y Lane Y Lindsey Y Long Y Maddox, B Y Maddox, G Y Manning Y Marin Martin Y Maxwell Y Mayo

Y Parsons Y Peake Y Powell, A Y Powell, J Y Pruett Y Purcell Y Ramsey N Randall Y Reece Y Rice Y Riley Y Roberts Y Rogers, C Y Rogers, T Y Rynders E Scott, M Y Scott, S N Setzler

Y Taylor, T N Teasley N Thomas VACANT VACANT Y Watson Welch Y Weldon Y Wilkerson Y Wilkinson Y Willard Y Williams, A Y Williams, C N Williams, E Y Williams, R N Williamson Y Yates Ralston, Speaker

On the passage of the Bill, by substitute, the ayes were 132, nays 28. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. Representative Frazier of the 123rd stated that she had been called from the floor of the House during the preceding roll call. She wished to be recorded as voting "aye" thereon. Representative Houston of the 170th stated that she had been called from the floor of the House during the preceding roll call. She wished to be recorded as voting "nay" thereon.

Representative Murphy of the 120th moved that the following Bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Governmental Affairs and recommitted to the Committee on Intragovernmental Coordination: HB 652. By Representatives Murphy of the 120th, Howard of the 121st, Frazier of the

123rd and Smith of the 122nd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Augusta-Richmond County for the purpose of ascertaining whether the voters of such county desire the governing authority of Augusta-Richmond County to be elected in partisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The motion prevailed.


The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate action thereon:

HB 129. By Representatives McKillip of the 115th, Lindsey of the 54th, Hatfield of

the 177th, Evans of the 40th and Willard of the 49th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating generally to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens, so as to prohibit a fee for a future conveyance of real property except under limited circumstances; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Representative McKillip of the 115th moved that the House insist on its position in amending the Senate substitute to HB 129 and that a Committee of Conference be appointed on the part of the House to confer with a like committee on the part of the Senate.

The motion prevailed.

The Speaker appointed as a Committee of Conference on the part of the House the following members:

Representatives McKillip of the 115th, Jacobs of the 80th and Allison of the 8th.

The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 1270. By Representatives Rogers of the 26th, Brockway of the 101st, Dudgeon of

the 24th and Cheokas of the 134th:

A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Institute of Technology for the G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Scholarship; and for other purposes.

HR 1271. By Representatives Purcell of the 159th, Hanner of the 148th, Taylor of the 173rd, Horne of the 71st, Powell of the 29th and others:

A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the firefighters of Georgia and recognizing February 7, 2012, as the 40th annual Firefighters Appreciation Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.

HR 1272. By Representatives Dickerson of the 95th, Stephenson of the 92nd, Dawkins-Haigler of the 93rd, Smith of the 122nd, Kendrick of the 94th and others:


A RESOLUTION recognizing Bald Rock Baptist Church; and for other purposes.


A RESOLUTION commending Emergency Management Agency of Georgia and recognizing February 8, 2012, as Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Recognition Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.


A RESOLUTION commending the emergency medical services professionals of Georgia and recognizing February 8, 2012, as Emergency Medical Services Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.

HR 1275. By Representatives Burns of the 157th, Knight of the 126th, Parrish of the 156th, Roberts of the 154th and Pruett of the 144th:

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 8, 2012, as Sportsmen's and Coastal Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.

HR 1276. By Representatives Dickerson of the 95th, Stephenson of the 92nd, Dawkins-Haigler of the 93rd, Kendrick of the 94th, Smith of the 122nd and others:

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 16, 2012, as Eagle Scout and Gold Award Scout Day at the capitol; and for other purposes.

Representative Coleman of the 97th District, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 760 Do Pass HB 824 Do Pass HR 1150 Do Pass HR 1162 Do Pass, by Substitute

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Coleman of the 97th Chairman


Representative Hamilton of the 23rd District, Chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Governmental Affairs has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 642 Do Pass, by Substitute HB 707 Do Pass HB 725 Do Pass HB 805 Do Pass

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Hamilton of the 23rd Chairman Representative Willard of the 49th District, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolution of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations:

HB 594 Do Pass HB 711 Do Pass, by Substitute HR 1151 Do Pass, by Substitute

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Willard of the 49th Chairman Representative Purcell of the 159th District, Chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me to report the same back to the House with the following recommendation:

HB 687 Do Pass, by Substitute


Respectfully submitted, /s/ Purcell of the 159th Chairman

Representative O'Neal of the 146th moved that the House stand in recess until 5:00 o'clock, P.M., at which time the House will stand adjourned until 9:00 o'clock, tomorrow morning.

The Speaker announced the House in recess until 5:00 o'clock, P.M., at which time the House will stand adjourned until 9:00 o'clock, tomorrow morning.

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