By Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 570
74R2679 DRH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the method of filling a vacancy on the State Board of
1-3 Education.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 11.22(i), Education Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (i) In case of resignation or death of a board member, or in
1-8 case a position on the board otherwise becomes vacant, the
1-9 unexpired term shall be filled by special election in the same
1-10 manner as provided by Chapter 203, Election Code, for the
1-11 legislature, except that Section 203.013, Election Code, does not
1-12 apply. The governor shall order an election to be held under this
1-13 subsection <board shall fill such vacancy as soon as possible by
1-14 appointment of a qualified person from the affected district. The
1-15 appointee shall hold office only until his successor is duly
1-16 elected for the remainder of the unexpired term at the next general
1-17 election and has qualified by taking the required oath and filing
1-18 the required bond or until expiration of the term of office to
1-19 which he has been appointed, whichever occurs first>.
1-20 SECTION 2. Sections 11.22(j) and (m), Education Code, are
1-21 repealed.
1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.