Senate Resolution 52
By: Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Still of the 48th and Anavitarte of the 31st
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may
by general law authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect development
impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational
facilities; 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 adding a new Paragraph to read
as follows:
<ins>"Paragraph V. Development impact fees for educational purposes. The General
Assembly is authorized to provide by general law that each local board of education may
by resolution impose, levy, and collect development impact fees within any area of its local
school system which is experiencing new growth and development. A county or
municipality that has received a local board of education resolution imposing a
development impact fee shall collect such fee as a condition of development approval by
such county or municipality. Proceeds of any development impact fee imposed pursuant
to this Paragraph shall be used to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational
</ins>
<ins>facilities to serve new growth and development in the same area in which such fee is
imposed."
</ins> 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 Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the
General Assembly may by general law authorize local boards of education
( ) NO to impose, levy, and collect development impact fees and use the proceeds
to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities?"
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.