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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annexation of Reeves County to the Odessa College |
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District; expanding tax authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.0045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.0045. EXPANSION OF ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT. (a) |
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The governing board of the Odessa College District shall annex the |
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territory of Reeves County to the Odessa College District. |
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(b) The annexation order shall define by legal boundary |
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description the territory of the expanded junior college district |
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and shall be recorded in the minutes of the governing board. The |
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annexation takes effect on the next January 1 after the date the |
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order is adopted. |
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(c) The Odessa College District may levy taxes at the rate |
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established in accordance with law for the district as expanded as |
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authorized by Section 3-b, Article VII, Texas Constitution, and is |
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not required to conduct an election for the purpose of imposing the |
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district's taxes in the added territory. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |