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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governing board of certain independent school |
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districts and certain junior college districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.0824 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.0824. GOVERNING BOARD OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS. |
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(a) This section applies only to a member of the governing board of |
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a junior college district located in a county with a population of
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more than 3.3 million. |
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(b) A member of the governing board of a junior college |
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district serves a staggered term of four years. |
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(c) A member of the governing board of a junior college |
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district who becomes a candidate in any general, special, or |
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primary election for a state, federal, or municipal office must |
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resign as a member of the board. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.066. BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. |
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A member of the board of trustees of an independent school district |
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located in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million who |
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becomes a candidate in any general, special, or primary election |
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for a state, federal, or municipal office must resign as a member of |
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the board. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made this Act by adding |
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Section 130.0824(b), Education Code, applies only to the term of a |
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member of a governing board of a junior college district who is |
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appointed or elected on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The governing board shall designate the terms of a |
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governing board member appointed or elected after the effective |
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date of this Act as necessary to maintain staggered terms or comply |
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with any other applicable provision of law. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |