By: Gallegos S.B. No. 1178 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the procedure under the open meetings law in certain 1-3 independent school districts for the appointment of a school 1-4 trustee. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 551.074, Government Code, is amended by 1-7 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-8 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a deliberation by the 1-9 board of trustees of an independent school district that has an 1-10 enrollment of at least 195,000 students if the board is 1-11 deliberating the appointment of a trustee to fill a vacancy on the 1-12 board of trustees. 1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. The 1-14 change in law made by this Act applies only to a meeting of a 1-15 school district board of trustees that initially convenes on or 1-16 after September 15, 2001.