1-1 By: Lucio, Truan, Zaffirini S.B. No. 1692
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed May 1, 1995; May 1, 1995, read first
1-3 time and referred to Committee on Education; May 3, 1995, reported
1-4 favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 3, 1995, sent
1-5 to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the election of the members of the board of trustees of
1-9 South Texas Community College.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 130.0311, Education Code, is amended by
1-12 amending Subsections (c), (m), and (n) and by adding Subsection (o)
1-13 to read as follows:
1-14 (c) South Texas Community College is governed by an initial
1-15 board of trustees composed of seven members appointed by the
1-16 governor to serve until <the earlier of> August 31, 2000, unless
1-17 before that <or the> date <that> an election is held at which a
1-18 majority of the votes cast at the election favor the confirmation
1-19 of the college. In that event, as soon as practicable after the
1-20 confirmation election the members of the initial board of trustees
1-21 shall draw lots to determine when their terms expire. The terms of
1-22 two members expire on the first Saturday in May in the first
1-23 even-numbered year after the date of the confirmation election, the
1-24 terms of two members expire on the first Saturday in May in the
1-25 second even-numbered year after the date of the confirmation
1-26 election, and the terms of three members expire on the first
1-27 Saturday in May in the third even-numbered year after the date of
1-28 the confirmation election.
1-29 (m) If South Texas Community College is confirmed as
1-30 provided by this section, two members of the board of trustees
1-31 shall be elected on the first Saturday in May in the first
1-32 even-numbered year after the date of the confirmation election, two
1-33 members shall be elected on the first Saturday in May in the second
1-34 even-numbered year after the date of the confirmation election, and
1-35 three members shall be elected on the first Saturday in May in the
1-36 third even-numbered year after the date of the confirmation
1-37 election.
1-38 (n) If South Texas Community College is not confirmed in
1-39 accordance with this section before August 31, 2000, the college is
1-40 abolished on that date.
1-41 (o) <(n)> This section expires January 1, 2001.
1-42 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-43 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-44 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-45 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-46 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-47 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-48 passage, and it is so enacted.
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