HB 1514: Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president

This bill amends a 1984 local law that governs the Board of Education of Fulton County. The change is narrow: it revises the section of that law dealing with how and when the board picks its president. Under the new language, the board's president would still be chosen by a majority vote of the board's own members, but the election would happen at the board's first regular meeting held in December of each even-numbered year, and the president would serve until a successor is elected. The bill does not change how many members sit on the board, how those members are elected, or any other part of the board's structure. It only resets the timing of the internal vote for board president. The change would take effect July 1, 2026, and any earlier laws that conflict with it are repealed.

• Rewrites subsection (a) of Section 4 of the 1984 Fulton County school board law to change the timing of the board president's election.
• Sets the president's election for the board's first regular meeting held in December of each even-numbered year.
• Keeps the requirement that the president be chosen by a majority vote of the board's own members.
• Specifies the president serves until a successor is elected under this same process.
• Sets an effective date of July 1, 2026, and repeals any conflicting laws.

This bill affects the Fulton County Board of Education, specifically its members and whoever serves as board president, by changing the internal timing rule for choosing that leadership position. It does not directly affect students, teachers, or the general public beyond how board leadership is selected.

The practical effect is a procedural one: Fulton County's school board will hold its presidential election on a different schedule going forward, in December of even-numbered years, which could shift when leadership transitions happen relative to other board business or election cycles.

• Section 1 revises subsection (a) of Section 4 of the 1984 Act to move the board president's election to the first regular meeting held in December of each even-numbered year.
• Section 1 retains the requirement that the president be elected by a majority vote of the board's members and serve until a successor is chosen.
• Section 2 sets the effective date as July 1, 2026.
• Section 3 repeals any laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.

1. 2026-05-12Effective Date 2026-07-01
2. 2026-05-12Act 667
3. 2026-05-12House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2026-04-06House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2026-03-25Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2026-03-25Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2026-03-19Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2026-03-18House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Patrocinador principal
• Phil Olaleye (D, HD-059)
• Esther Panitch (D, HD-051)
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)
• Robert Dawson (D, HD-065)
• Stacey Evans (D, HD-057)

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes18 de marzo de 2026

   161 a favor, 2 en contra (7 sin votar, 6 ausentes)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #712

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado25 de marzo de 2026

   50 a favor, 0 en contra (2 sin votar, 2 ausentes)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #799

• Fulton County schools
• school board elections
• local legislation
• education governance