78R5271 BDH-D

By:  West                                                         S.B. No. 688



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the boards of trustees of certain school districts.               
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 11.064 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.064.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) 
Sections 11.052(g) and (h) and Section 11.059 do not apply to the 
board of trustees of a school district if:
		(1)  the district's central administrative office is 
located in a county with a population of more than two million; and
		(2)  the district's student enrollment is less than 
200,000.         
	(b)  The board of trustees of a school district described by 
Subsection (a) may adopt rules necessary to govern the term, 
election, and residency requirements of members of the board.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.