Politics
Bill to create constitutional amendment on separate school systems passed House Education Committee
The House Education Committee passed legislation Wednesday that would call for a constitutional amendment to allow newly formed cities to set up their own school systems.
The legislation, which was passed by a vote of 7-3 with one abstention, now goes to the full House of Representatives.
As a constitutional amendment, the legislation, House Resolution 486, must be passed by two-thirds of the state House and Senate. That’s 120 House members and 38 senators, a tall order for supporters of the legislation.
The bill’s author, Rep. Tom Taylor, R-Dunwoody, said he will be touting the bill among his colleagues for at least the next couple weeks before asking that it be brought to the floor for a vote.
