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I AdO ::J LJ EOUCATION ~ - -, ~}:.,~ - iJOOICIARY VICE-CHAIRMAN LOCAL AF"F"AIRS Sue-COMMITTEE (EDUCATION) COM M ON SCHOOLS i;nusr nf iltrµrrsrntatiur.a ii.nu.at C!!(Jttmbtr Atlanta Janu ary 29 , 1965 M r . P . L. Bardin Ban k o f G e o rgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr . Bardin: R e: Interim R eport of the Local E d ucati on Co mmi ss ion I have read the Commission ' s Interim Report with great interest and encouragement. One concludes that little question remains as to the need to move promptly toward consolidation of the Atlanta and Fulton County systems . As I understand it , there is a great need to co ntinue the w o rk of the C ommission during the coming year for the purpose of preparing appr o priate legi s lation and making additional necessary studies. Whatever might be proposed by this Commission must be of n e cessity pre sented to the Fulton and DeKalb l egislative delegations. My experience has been that it is a mistake for legislation as complex as this, to be presented to the delegation within only a few days or weeks of the session . For that reason, I am writing not only to congratulate you and others upon this interim report, but to urgently call your attention to the absolute need to have l egislation prepared well in advance of the • nex t session. It would seem to me that unless th e drafting of the appropriate legislat ion can be completed by at least Septem ber or October of this year, the Commission might well risk the loss of an entire additional year in seeing these statutes enacted. I am quite certain that you are conscious of this problem, yet as one who has had some exper i ence in seeking to deal with legislation that is either hastily prepare d or presented to the d e legation a t the eleventh hour, I feel it is important for all of the �A ... ~ - - - - , Ad00;- IJ 0~3 X 1 Mr. P. L : Bardin Page Two January 29, 1965 members of the Commission to be aware of this important consideration for the planning · of the Commission's work. Permit me to express to all those having a part in this important study my genuine appreciation. Sincerely, Q~ V ack Etheridge JE:lr cc: Members of the Local Education Commission ,.. . �