79R9609 JRJ-D


By:  Hamric                                                       H.B. No. 2956



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to filing requirements for certain candidates for the 
board of trustees of a junior college district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 130.044, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  The board of trustees of a district with a population 
greater than one million may require that an application filed 
under Subsection (d) be accompanied by a filing fee not to exceed 
$200 as determined by the board or, instead of the filing fee, a 
petition signed by a number of registered voters of the district not 
to exceed 200 as determined by the board.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.