Georgia Code
Article 3 - Local Boards of Education
§ 20-2-52. Term of Office; Number of Members; Staggering of Terms

History. Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 78; Code 1933, § 32-903; Ga. L. 1965, p. 124, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 20; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1279, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 452, § 3/SB 84; Ga. L. 2011, p. 26, § 1/SB 79.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 26, § 4/SB 79, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “If a local school system or school is placed on the level of accreditation immediately preceding loss of accreditation on or after July 1, 2010, but prior to the effective date of this Act, local board of education members elected or appointed on or after July 1, 2010, but prior to the effective date of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of Code Section 20-2-73 as they existed on the day prior to April 20, 2011.” This Act became effective April 20, 2011.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 26, § 5/SB 79, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The Attorney General of Georgia shall cause Section 3 of this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and such submission shall be made to the United States Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 45 days after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval.” The Governor approved this Act on April 20, 2011.

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