Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB609: DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4192), an Act approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4256), and an Act approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 4069), so as to revise provisions related to changes in boundaries of the DeKalb County school district following certain annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4192), an Act approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4256), and an Act approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 4069), so as to revise provisions related to changes in boundaries of the DeKalb County school district following certain annexations; to provide for related matters…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4192), an Act approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4256), and an Act approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 4069), so as to revise provisions related to changes in boundaries of the DeKalb County school district following certain annexations; 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 to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4192), an Act approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4256), and an Act approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 4069), is amended by adding a new subsection to Section 3.2 to read as follows: "(h) Pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, …