AN ACT to change the manner of ELECTION of the rockingham county board of education.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding the PLAN FOR MERGER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INTO ONE SYSTEM, as approved by the State Board of Education on July 2, 1992, under G.S. 115C‑67, effective from the first Monday in December of 2006 until the first Monday in December of 2008, the Rockingham County Consolidated Board of Education consists of 13 members as follows:
(1)	Five elected from the county at large; and
(2)	Eight elected from districts, one each from a single‑member district by the voters of that district. These eight members shall continue to represent the seats elected in 2002 and those elected in 2004. The terms of office of the four members that were to expire on the second Tuesday in December of 2006 are extended until the first Monday in December of 2008. The terms of office of the four members elected in 2004 to serve until the second Tuesday in December of 2008 shall instead terminate on the first Monday in December of 2008. If any vacancies occur in any of these seats prior to the first Monday in December of 2008, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners shall appoint replacements from the same district to serve the remainder of the term. The Rockingham County Board of Education shall nominate one or more persons for each vacancy, and the Board of Commissioners may not appoint someone not nominated by the Board of Education.
SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding the PLAN FOR MERGER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INTO ONE SYSTEM, as approved by the State Board of Education on July 2, 1992, under G.S. 115C‑67, effective from the first Monday in December of 2008, the Rockingham County Consolidated Board of Education consists of 11 members as follows:
(1)	Five elected from the county at large; and
(2)	Six elected from districts, one each from a single‑member district by the voters of that district. The boundaries of the districts shall be determined by Section 5 of this act.
SECTION 3.  The five at‑large members shall be elected in 2006 and quadrennially thereafter for four‑year terms. The six district members shall be elected in 2008 and quadrennially thereafter for four‑year terms. In case of any vacancy, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners shall appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. The Rockingham County Board of Education shall nominate one or more persons for each vacancy, and the Board of Commissioners may not appoint someone not nominated by the Board of Education.
SECTION 4.  The six districts are as follows:
District 1: Rockingham County:  Precinct Bethlehem:  Tract 411:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1023,  Block 1027,  Block 1028,  Block 1029,  Block 1999;  Precinct Draper:  Tract 402:  Block Group 2:  Block 2028,  Block 2029;  Block Group 3:  Block 3002,  Block 3003,  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011,  Block 3012,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017,  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020;  Block Group 4:  Block 4016,  Block 4017,  Block 4018,  Block 4019,  Block 4020,  Block 4021,  Block 4998,  Block 4999;  Tract 403:  Block Group 3:  Block 3999;  Precinct Mayfield:  Tract 401.01:  Block Group 1:  Block 1001;  Precinct Oregon Hill:  Tract 401.01:  Block Group 1:  Block 1002,  Block 1003,  Block 1005,  Block 1008;  Block Group 3:  Block 3025,  Block 3026,  Block 3027,  Block 3028,  Block 3029;  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4001,  Block 4002,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013,  Block 4014,  Block 4015,  Block 4016,  Block 4017,  Block 4018;  Tract 411:  Block Group 1:  Block 1006,  Block 1007,  Block 1008,  Block 1009,  Block 1010,  Block 1011,  Block 1024,  Block 1025,  Block 1026;  Precinct Reidsville 1:  Tract 401.02:  Block Group 3:  Block 3001,  Block 3004,  Block 3005;  Tract 413:  Block Group 1:  Block 1027,  Block 1028,  Block 1029,  Block 1030;  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4002,  Block 4003;  Precinct Reidsville 2:  Tract 401.01:  Block Group 3:  Block 3030;  Block Group 4:  Block 4019,  Block 4020,  Block 4021,  Block 4022,  Block 4023;  Tract 401.02:  Block Group 3:  Block 3006,  Block 3008,  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011;  Tract 412:  Block Group 4,  Block Group 5:  Block 5000,  Block 5001,  Block 5002,  Block 5003,  Block 5004,  Block 5005,  Block 5006,  Block 5007,  Block 5008,  Block 5009,  Block 5018,  Block 5019,  Block 5020,  Block 5021,  Block 5022;  Block Group 7:  Block 7000,  Block 7001,  Block 7002,  Block 7005,  Block 7006;  Tract 413:  Block Group 4:  Block 4001,  Block 4004,  Block 4005,  Block 4006,  Block 4007,  Block 4014,  Block 4017,  Block 4024,  Block 4025;  Tract 414:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002,  Block 1004,  Block 1005;  Block Group 2:  Block 2003,  Block 2004,  Block 2018;  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3001,  Block 3002,  Block 3003,  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3009,  Block 3011,  Block 3012,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017;  Precinct Reidsville 3:  Tract 412:  Block Group 5:  Block 5010,  Block 5011,  Block 5012,  Block 5013,  Block 5014,  Block 5015,  Block 5016,  Block 5017,  Block 5023,  Block 5024,  Block 5025,  Block 5026,  Block 5027,  Block 5028;  Block Group 6:  Block 6017,  Block 6018,  Block 6019,  Block 6020,  Block 6021,  Block 6022;  Block Group 7:  Block 7003,  Block 7004,  Block 7007,  Block 7008,  Block 7009,  Block 7010,  Block 7011,  Block 7012,  Block 7013,  Block 7014,  Block 7015,  Block 7016,  Block 7017,  Block 7018,  Block 7019,  Block 7020,  Block 7022;  Tract 414:  Block Group 1:  Block 1006,  Block 1007,  Block 1008,  Block 1009,  Block 1010,  Block 1011,  Block 1022,  Block 1023,  Block 1024,  Block 1025,  Block 1026,  Block 1027,  Block 1028,  Block 1033,  Block 1034;  Tract 415:  Block Group 2:  Block 2000,  Block 2001,  Block 2002,  Block 2003,  Block 2004,  Block 2005,  Block 2006,  Block 2007,  Block 2008,  Block 2009,  Block 2010,  Block 2013,  Block 2014,  Block 2015,  Block 2017;  Block Group 3:  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011,  Block 3012;  Precinct Reidsville 4:  Tract 412:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002,  Block 1003,  Block 1004,  Block 1005,  Block 1006,  Block 1007,  Block 1009;  Block Group 2,  Block Group 3,  Block Group 6:  Block 6000,  Block 6001,  Block 6002,  Block 6003,  Block 6004,  Block 6005,  Block 6006,  Block 6007,  Block 6008,  Block 6009,  Block 6010,  Block 6011,  Block 6012,  Block 6013,  Block 6014,  Block 6015,  Block 6016;  Block Group 7:  Block 7021,  Block 7023,  Block 7024,  Block 7025,  Block 7026,  Block 7027,  Block 7028,  Block 7029;  Precinct Reidsville 5:  Tract 414:  Block Group 1:  Block 1020,  Block 1021,  Block 1029,  Block 1030,  Block 1031,  Block 1032,  Block 1035;  Block Group 2:  Block 2011,  Block 2012,  Block 2015;  Tract 415:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002;  Block Group 2:  Block 2018,  Block 2019,  Block 2020;  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3001;  Precinct Reidsville 6:  Tract 414:  Block Group 2:  Block 2005,  Block 2006,  Block 2007,  Block 2008,  Block 2009,  Block 2010,  Block 2017,  Block 2021;  Precinct Williamsburg:  Tract 413:  Block Group 3:  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3012,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017,  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020,  Block 3021,  Block 3022,  Block 3024,  Block 3025;  Tract 414:  Block Group 2:  Block 2022,  Block 2024;  Tract 416:  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4001,  Block 4029,  Block 4030,  Block 4031,  Block 4032,  Block 4033,  Block 4034,  Block 4035
District 2: Rockingham County:  Precinct Draper:  Tract 402:  Block Group 1,  Block Group 2:  Block 2000,  Block 2001,  Block 2002,  Block 2003,  Block 2004,  Block 2005,  Block 2006,  Block 2007,  Block 2008,  Block 2009,  Block 2010,  Block 2011,  Block 2012,  Block 2013,  Block 2014,  Block 2015,  Block 2016,  Block 2017,  Block 2018,  Block 2019,  Block 2020,  Block 2021,  Block 2022,  Block 2023,  Block 2024,  Block 2025,  Block 2026,  Block 2027,  Block 2030,  Block 2031,  Block 2032,  Block 2033,  Block 2034;  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3001,  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3008,  Block 3021,  Block 3022;  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4001,  Block 4002,  Block 4003,  Block 4004,  Block 4005,  Block 4006,  Block 4007,  Block 4008,  Block 4009,  Block 4010,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013,  Block 4014,  Block 4015;  Precinct Mayfield:  Tract 401.01:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1999;  Block Group 2,  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3001,  Block 3002,  Block 3003,  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3008,  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011;  Tract 401.02:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002,  Block 1009,  Block 1010,  Block 1011;  Precinct Oregon Hill:  Tract 401.01:  Block Group 1:  Block 1004,  Block 1006,  Block 1007;  Block Group 3:  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3012,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017,  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020,  Block 3021,  Block 3022,  Block 3023,  Block 3024,  Block 3999;  Precinct Reidsville 1:  Tract 401.02:  Block Group 2:  Block 2032;  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3002,  Block 3003;  Tract 413:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002,  Block 1003,  Block 1004,  Block 1008,  Block 1012,  Block 1031,  Block 1032,  Block 1998;  Precinct Reidsville 2:  Tract 401.02:  Block Group 2:  Block 2025,  Block 2026,  Block 2027,  Block 2028,  Block 2029,  Block 2030,  Block 2031;  Block Group 3:  Block 3007;  Tract 413:  Block Group 4:  Block 4008,  Block 4009,  Block 4010,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013,  Block 4015,  Block 4016,  Block 4018,  Block 4019,  Block 4020,  Block 4021,  Block 4022,  Block 4023;  Tract 414:  Block Group 1:  Block 1003,  Block 1012,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1016,  Block 1017,  Block 1018,  Block 1019;  Block Group 2:  Block 2000,  Block 2001,  Block 2002,  Block 2014;  Block Group 3:  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3008,  Block 3010,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020,  Block 3021,  Block 3022,  Block 3023;  Precinct Reidsville 5:  Tract 414:  Block Group 2:  Block 2013;  Precinct Ruffin,  Precinct Spray 1,  Precinct Williamsburg:  Tract 413:  Block Group 1:  Block 1005,  Block 1006,  Block 1007,  Block 1009,  Block 1010,  Block 1011,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1016,  Block 1017,  Block 1018,  Block 1019,  Block 1020,  Block 1021,  Block 1022,  Block 1023,  Block 1024,  Block 1025,  Block 1026,  Block 1999;  Block Group 2,  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3001,  Block 3002,  Block 3003,  Block 3008,  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011,  Block 3023
District 3: Rockingham County:  Precinct Ironworks:  Tract 415:  Block Group 5:  Block 5004,  Block 5005,  Block 5006,  Block 5009,  Block 5010,  Block 5997;  Tract 416:  Block Group 3,  Block Group 4:  Block 4002,  Block 4003,  Block 4004,  Block 4005,  Block 4006,  Block 4007,  Block 4008,  Block 4009,  Block 4010,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013,  Block 4014,  Block 4015,  Block 4016,  Block 4017,  Block 4018,  Block 4019,  Block 4020,  Block 4023,  Block 4024,  Block 4025,  Block 4026,  Block 4027,  Block 4028,  Block 4999;  Precinct Oregon Hill:  Tract 401.01:  Block Group 4:  Block 4007;  Precinct Reidsville 3:  Tract 415:  Block Group 2:  Block 2011,  Block 2012,  Block 2016;  Block Group 3:  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3008;  Precinct Reidsville 4:  Tract 411:  Block Group 6:  Block 6004,  Block 6005,  Block 6030;  Tract 412:  Block Group 1:  Block 1008,  Block 1010,  Block 1011,  Block 1012,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1016,  Block 1017,  Block 1018,  Block 1019,  Block 1020,  Block 1021,  Block 1022,  Block 1023;  Block Group 7:  Block 7030,  Block 7031,  Block 7032;  Precinct Reidsville 5:  Tract 415:  Block Group 1:  Block 1003,  Block 1004,  Block 1005,  Block 1006,  Block 1007,  Block 1008,  Block 1009,  Block 1010,  Block 1011,  Block 1012,  Block 1013,  Block 1014;  Block Group 3:  Block 3002,  Block 3003,  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017;  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4001,  Block 4002,  Block 4003,  Block 4004,  Block 4005,  Block 4006,  Block 4016;  Precinct Reidsville 6:  Tract 414:  Block Group 2:  Block 2016,  Block 2019,  Block 2020,  Block 2023;  Tract 415:  Block Group 3:  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020;  Block Group 4:  Block 4007,  Block 4008,  Block 4009,  Block 4010,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013,  Block 4014,  Block 4015,  Block 4017,  Block 4018,  Block 4019,  Block 4020,  Block 4021,  Block 4022,  Block 4023,  Block 4024,  Block 4025,  Block 4026,  Block 4027,  Block 4028,  Block 4029;  Block Group 5:  Block 5002,  Block 5003,  Block 5007,  Block 5008,  Block 5011,  Block 5012,  Block 5013,  Block 5014,  Block 5015,  Block 5016,  Block 5017,  Block 5018,  Block 5019,  Block 5020,  Block 5021,  Block 5022,  Block 5023,  Block 5024,  Block 5025,  Block 5026,  Block 5027,  Block 5028,  Block 5029,  Block 5030,  Block 5031,  Block 5032,  Block 5033,  Block 5034,  Block 5035,  Block 5036,  Block 5037,  Block 5038,  Block 5039,  Block 5040,  Block 5041,  Block 5042,  Block 5043,  Block 5044,  Block 5045,  Block 5996,  Block 5998,  Block 5999;  Precinct Simpsonville,  Precinct Wentworth,  Precinct Williamsburg:  Tract 416:  Block Group 4:  Block 4036,  Block 4037,  Block 4038,  Block 4039,  Block 4040,  Block 4041,  Block 4042
District 4: Rockingham County:  Precinct Bethlehem:  Tract 411:  Block Group 1:  Block 1002,  Block 1003,  Block 1004,  Block 1005,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1016,  Block 1017,  Block 1018,  Block 1019,  Block 1020,  Block 1021,  Block 1022,  Block 1998;  Block Group 2:  Block 2000,  Block 2007,  Block 2009,  Block 2010,  Block 2011,  Block 2999;  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4001,  Block 4002,  Block 4004,  Block 4028;  Precinct Central Area,  Precinct Leaksville 1,  Precinct Leaksville 2,  Precinct Leaksville 3:  Tract 404:  Block Group 3:  Block 3003,  Block 3004,  Block 3005,  Block 3006,  Block 3007,  Block 3009,  Block 3010,  Block 3011,  Block 3012,  Block 3013,  Block 3014,  Block 3015,  Block 3016,  Block 3017,  Block 3018,  Block 3019,  Block 3020,  Block 3021,  Block 3022,  Block 3023,  Block 3024,  Block 3025,  Block 3026,  Block 3027,  Block 3028,  Block 3029,  Block 3030,  Block 3031,  Block 3032,  Block 3033,  Block 3034,  Block 3035;  Block Group 4:  Block 4006,  Block 4008,  Block 4009,  Block 4010,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013;  Block Group 5:  Block 5019,  Block 5020,  Block 5033,  Block 5034;  Tract 405.01:  Block Group 1:  Block 1020,  Block 1029;  Block Group 2:  Block 2000,  Block 2001,  Block 2002,  Block 2003,  Block 2004,  Block 2005,  Block 2006,  Block 2007,  Block 2008,  Block 2009,  Block 2010,  Block 2011,  Block 2012,  Block 2014;  Block Group 3:  Block 3000,  Block 3001,  Block 3002,  Block 3003,  Block 3010,  Block 3011,  Block 3012,  Block 3013;  Precinct Oregon Hill:  Tract 411:  Block Group 1:  Block 1012
District 5: Rockingham County:  Precinct Dan Valley,  Precinct Hogans,  Precinct Huntsville,  Precinct Ironworks:  Tract 416:  Block Group 4:  Block 4021,  Block 4022;  Block Group 5:  Block 5009,  Block 5010,  Block 5020;  Precinct Madison 2:  Tract 407:  Block Group 4:  Block 4006,  Block 4007,  Block 4008,  Block 4011,  Block 4012,  Block 4013,  Block 4014,  Block 4015,  Block 4016,  Block 4017,  Block 4018,  Block 4019,  Block 4020,  Block 4021,  Block 4022,  Block 4999;  Block Group 5:  Block 5008,  Block 5019,  Block 5020,  Block 5021,  Block 5022;  Precinct New Bethel
District 6: Rockingham County:  Precinct Leaksville 3:  Tract 404:  Block Group 5:  Block 5000,  Block 5001,  Block 5002,  Block 5003,  Block 5004,  Block 5005,  Block 5006,  Block 5007,  Block 5013,  Block 5014,  Block 5015,  Block 5016,  Block 5017,  Block 5018,  Block 5021,  Block 5022,  Block 5998,  Block 5999;  Tract 405.01:  Block Group 1:  Block 1000,  Block 1001,  Block 1002,  Block 1003,  Block 1004,  Block 1012,  Block 1013,  Block 1014,  Block 1015,  Block 1016,  Block 1017,  Block 1022,  Block 1023,  Block 1024,  Block 1025,  Block 1026,  Block 1027,  Block 1028;  Precinct Madison 1,  Precinct Madison 2:  Tract 407:  Block Group 2:  Block 2015,  Block 2016,  Block 2017;  Block Group 4:  Block 4000,  Block 4001,  Block 4002,  Block 4003,  Block 4004,  Block 4005;  Block Group 5:  Block 5002,  Block 5003,  Block 5004,  Block 5005,  Block 5006,  Block 5007,  Block 5025;  Precinct Martins,  Precinct Mayodan,  Precinct Price,  Precinct Shiloh,  Precinct Stoneville.
SECTION 5.  Section 2 of Chapter 15 of the 1993 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2. (a)	Notwithstanding G.S. 163‑279(a)(1) and Section IV.B. of the PLAN FOR MERGER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INTO ONE SYSTEM, as approved by the State Board of Education on July 2, 1992, under G.S. 115C‑67, the election of the Rockingham County Consolidated Board of Education shall take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year that the PLAN FOR MERGER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INTO ONE SYSTEM calls for an election to take place.
(b)	Notwithstanding Section IV.D. of the PLAN FOR MERGER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INTO ONE SYSTEM, as approved by the State Board of Education on July 2, 1992, under G.S. 115C‑67, the election shall be decided on a plurality basis under G.S. 163‑292, and all the newly elected board members shall take office on the first Monday in December following their election."
SECTION 6.  The chair of the Rockingham County Consolidated Board of Education shall be elected by the Board from among its members at the organizational meeting after each election to serve until the organizational meeting of the Board after the next election.
SECTION 7.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of August, 2005.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives