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05 HB 725/AP
House Bill 725 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Cox of the 102nd, Mitchell of the 88th, Miller of the 106th, Floyd of the 99th, Marin of the 96th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County, approved April 7, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 5260), so as to provide for the compensation of members of the board of education; to provide for future adjustments of compensation; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act providing for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County, approved April 7, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 5260), is amended by striking Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows:

"SECTION 2.
(a) Effective January 1, 2006, each member of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County shall receive a salary equal in amount to the salary received by members of the General Assembly.
(b) On and after January 1, 2006, the Gwinnett County Board of Education is authorized to fix the salary and compensation of the members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education subject to the following conditions:
(1) Any increase in salary or compensation for members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education shall not be effective until the first day of January of the year following the next general election held after the date on which the action to increase the compensation was taken;
(2) The Gwinnett County Board of Education shall take no action to increase the salary or compensation of the members of the board until notice of intent to take such action and the fiscal impact of such action has been published in a newspaper designated as the legal organ for the county at least once a week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the meeting at which the action is taken; and
(3) Such action shall not be taken during the period of time beginning with the date that candidates for election as members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education may first qualify as such candidates and ending with the first day of January following the date of qualification.
This subsection shall not affect the power of the General Assembly at any time to increase or decrease any or all of such compensation or to withdraw the authority otherwise granted under this subsection."

SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2006.

SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.