Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB767 Compare Versions

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1	1	25 LC 47 3498
2	2	House Bill 767
3	3	By: Representatives McClain of the 109
4	4	th
5	5	, Hilton of the 48
6	6	th
7	7	, Beckles of the 96
8	8	th
9	9	, Donatucci
10	10	of the 105
11	11	th
12	12	, Martinez of the 111
13	13	th
14	14	, and others
15	15	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
16	16	AN ACT
17	17	To amend an Act providing for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County,
18	18	1
19	19	approved April 7, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved2
20	20	May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3818), so as to revise provisions regarding the compensation3
21	21	of members of the board of education; to provide for the suspension of such provisions in the4
22	22	event of such board approving a buyout of the superintendent's contract; to prohibit the5
23	23	infringement of communications made by members of the such board; to provide exceptions;6
24	24	to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and7
25	25	for other purposes.8
26	26	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9
27	27	SECTION 1.10
28	28	An Act providing for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County, approved11
29	29	April 7, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6,12
30	30	2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3818), is amended by revising Section 2 and adding a new section to13
31	31	read as follows:14
32	32	H. B. 767
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34	34	"SECTION 2.
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36	36	(a) The Gwinnett County Board of Education is authorized to fix the salary and16
37	37	compensation of the members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education subject to the17
38	38	following conditions:18
39	39	(1) Any increase in salary or compensation for members of the Gwinnett County Board19
40	40	of Education shall not be effective until the first day of January of the year following the20
41	41	next general election held after the date on which the action to increase the compensation21
42	42	was taken;22
43	43	(2) The Gwinnett County Board of Education shall take no action to increase the salary23
44	44	or compensation of the members of the board until notice of intent to take such action and24
45	45	the fiscal impact of such action has been published in a newspaper designated as the legal25
46	46	organ for the county at least once a week for three consecutive weeks immediately26
47	47	preceding the meeting at which the action is taken; and27
48	48	(3) Such action shall not be taken during the period of time beginning with the date that28
49	49	candidates for election as members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education may first29
50	50	qualify as such candidates and ending with the first day of January following the date of30
51	51	qualification.31
52	52	This subsection shall not affect the power of the General Assembly at any time to increase32
53	53	or decrease any or all of such compensation or to withdraw the authority otherwise granted33
54	54	under this subsection.34
55	55	(b)(1) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be suspended in the event:35
56	56	(A) That the Gwinnett County Board of Education approves a contract termination36
57	57	payout to the superintendent so as to terminate such contract prior to the contractual end37
58	58	date of such contract; or 38
59	59	(B) Such contractual payout payments are still being made to one or more former39
60	60	superintendents. 40
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63	63	(2) The suspension provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall remain in force
64	64	41
65	65	until such time as either:42
66	66	(A) The compensation that would have otherwise been paid to the members of the43
67	67	board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section equals the amount: 44
68	68	(i) Paid to a superintendent to terminate such superintendent's contract prior to the45
69	69	contractual end date of such contract; or46
70	70	(ii) Still being paid to any former superintendents as a result of the early termination47
71	71	of one or more contracts that are being made on the effective date of this subsection;48
72	72	or49
73	73	(B) All members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education who were in office when50
74	74	the board approved a contract termination payout to a superintendent prior to the51
75	75	contractual end date of such contract have ceased serving on such board.52
76	76	(3) In the event that the compensation of the board members is suspended by operation53
77	77	of this subsection, the members of the board of education shall receive the per diem54
78	78	provided for by O.C.G.A. Code Section 20-2-55.55
79	79	SECTION 2A.56
80	80	The Gwinnett County Board of Education and the Gwinnett County Public Schools shall57
81	81	not infringe upon right of individual board members to communicate with constituents, the58
82	82	general public, or members of the media; provided, however, that nothing in this section59
83	83	shall prevent such board from adopting policies to ensure that:60
84	84	(1) Confidential discussions occurring during an executive session pursuant to Chapter61
85	85	14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., or 62
86	86	(2) Any information that is deemed confidential, privileged, private, or exempt from63
87	87	disclosure under federal or state law64
88	88	is not disclosed or disseminated in an unauthorized manner."65
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91	91	SECTION 2.
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93	93	This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which67
94	94	it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.68
95	95	SECTION 3.69
96	96	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.70
97	97	H. B. 767
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