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ADOPTED SENATE

Senator Cagle of the 49th offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Finance Committee substitute to HR 773 by striking line 1 of page 1 through line 16 of page 4 and inserting in its place the following:
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that the sole method of distributing proceeds of the sales tax for education shall be according to the ratio of student enrollment in the case where one or more independent school districts are located within a county; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article VIII, Section VI of the Constitution is amended by striking subparagraph (g) of Paragraph IV in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subparagraph (g) to read as follows:
"(g) The net proceeds of the tax shall be distributed between the county school district and the independent school districts, or portion thereof, located in such county according to the ratio the student enrollment in each school district, or portion thereof, bears to the total student enrollment of all school districts in the county or upon such other formula for distribution as may be authorized by local law. For purposes of this subparagraph, student enrollment shall be based on the latest FTE count prior to the referendum on imposing the tax."

SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"(  )  YES

(  )  NO
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to provide that sole method of distributing proceeds of the sales tax for education shall be according to the ratio of student enrollment in the case where one or more independent school districts are located within a county?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.