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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to appointment of the commissioner of education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.051, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.051. SELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER. The State Board |
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of Education [governor, with the advice and consent of the senate,] |
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shall appoint the commissioner of education to serve at the will of |
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the board. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 7.052 and 7.053, Education Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. (a) A person appointed to serve as commissioner |
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of education under Section 7.051, Education Code, as that section |
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existed before the effective date of this Act, continues to serve as |
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commissioner for the remainder of the term for which the person was |
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appointed. If the office of commissioner of education becomes |
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vacant before the expiration of the commissioner's term, the State |
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Board of Education shall fill the vacancy as provided by Section |
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7.051, Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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(b) The State Board of Education shall appoint a person to |
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serve as commissioner of education as provided by Section 7.051, |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act, on the expiration of the |
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term of the commissioner of education who is serving on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |