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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an independent school district to |
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change the date of the general election and terms for officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.059, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than December 31, 2026, the board of trustees |
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may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms of its |
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trustees until the date the November election is canvassed. The |
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resolution must provide for staggered terms of either three or four |
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years and specify the manner in which the transition from the length |
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of the former term to the modified term is made. The transition |
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must begin with the first regular election for trustees that occurs |
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after the board adopts the resolution, and a trustee who serves on |
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the date the resolution is adopted shall serve the remainder of that |
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term. This subsection expires January 1, 2032. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The governing body of an independent school district |
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that holds its general election for officers on a date other than |
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the November uniform election date may, not later than December 31, |
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2026, change the date on which it holds its general election for |
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officers to the November uniform election date. This subsection |
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expires January 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |