McDONOUGH — Legislation that would create attendance requirements for members of the Henry County Board of Commissioners has passed the Senate and is now headed to the House.

Senate Bill 639, authored by Senators Brian Strickland and Emmanuel Jones, states that any board member who misses one-third of meetings in a three-month period without being excused will lose their commission seat. Meetings are held twice monthly.

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