By:  Van de Putte                                                 S.B. No. 1778

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting requirements by officers of junior college districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 130, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 130.0831 to read as follows: Sec. 130.0831. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY TRUSTEE. (a) A member of the board of trustees of a junior college district shall file the financial statement required of state officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, with: (1) the board of trustees of the junior college district; and (2) The Texas Ethics Commission. (b) Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code: (1) applies to a trustee of a junior college district as if the trustee were a state officer; and (2) governs the contents, timeliness of filing, and public inspection of a statement filed under this section. (c) A trustee subject to this section commits an offense if the trustee fails to file the statement required by this section. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.