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AN ACT
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relating to the dates on which certain independent school districts |
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may hold an election of trustees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.0051, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0051. GENERAL ELECTION IN CERTAIN COASTAL CITIES. |
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(a) The general election for officers of a city that borders the |
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Gulf of Mexico, has a population of more than 230,000 according to |
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the 1980 census, and held its general election for officers in 1987 |
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on the first Saturday in April may be held on any Saturday in April |
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in odd-numbered years. |
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(b) An independent school district located wholly or partly |
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in a city holding an election authorized under Subsection (a) may |
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hold its general election for trustees on the same date as a joint |
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election with the city. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.0581(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An election for trustees of an independent school |
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district shall be held on the same date as: |
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(1) the election for the members of the governing body |
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of a municipality located in the school district; [or] |
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(2) the general election for state and county |
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officers; or |
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(3) the election for the members of the governing body |
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of a hospital district, if the school district: |
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(A) is wholly or partly located in a county with a |
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population of less than 30,000 that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of more than three million; and |
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(B) held its election for trustees jointly with |
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the election for the members of the governing body of the hospital |
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district before May 2007. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 31, 2007, the board of |
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trustees of an independent school district may: |
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(1) change the date on which it holds its general |
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election for trustees to allow the district to hold its election |
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jointly with a municipality holding an election under Section |
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41.0051, Election Code, or a hospital district as described by |
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Section 11.0581(a)(3), Education Code; and |
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(2) adjust the terms of office of trustees to conform |
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to the change of the election date made under Subdivision (1) of |
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this section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 945 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 945 on May 24, 2007, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 945 on May 27, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, |
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Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 945 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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945 on May 27, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |