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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the State Board of Education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.101, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.101. COMPOSITION. (a) The State Board of Education |
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is composed of 15 members appointed by the governor with the advice |
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and consent of the senate [elected from districts. Each district
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from which a board member is elected is composed as provided by
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former Sections 11.2101(b)-(t), as enacted by Chapter 2, Acts of
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the 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991]. |
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(b) An appointment to the board shall be made without regard |
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to the race, creed, sex, religion, or national origin of the |
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appointed member [Members of the board are elected at biennial
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general elections held in compliance with the Election Code]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.1011. TRANSITIONAL BOARD. (a) An elected member of |
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the board serving on September 1, 2009, continues to serve until the |
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expiration of the member's term. If the member's position becomes |
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vacant before the expiration of the member's term, the governor |
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shall fill the vacancy as provided by Section 7.104(c). |
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(b) In the manner provided by Section 7.101, as the elected |
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members' terms expire, the governor shall appoint members to serve |
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four-year terms. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 7.103(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person is not eligible for appointment [election] to |
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or service on the board if the person holds an office with this |
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state or any political subdivision of this state. |
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(b) [A person may not be elected from or serve in a district
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who is not a bona fide resident of the district with one year's
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continuous residence before election.] A person is not eligible |
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for appointment [election] to or service on the board unless the |
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person has resided in this state for not less than one year, is a |
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qualified voter of the state, [district in which the person
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resides] and is at least 26 years of age. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 7.104(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Members [At each general election immediately following
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a decennial reapportionment of districts, one member shall be
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elected to the board from each district. Except as provided by
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Subsection (b), members] of the board serve staggered terms of four |
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years, with the terms of eight members expiring on February |
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[January] 1 of one odd-numbered year and the terms of seven members |
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expiring on February [January] 1 of the next odd-numbered year. |
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(c) If a position on the board becomes vacant, the governor |
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shall fill the vacancy as soon as possible by appointing a qualified |
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person [from the affected district] with the advice and consent of |
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the senate. A person appointed to fill a vacancy serves only for |
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the remainder of the unexpired term. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 7.107(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, |
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shall appoint the chair and vice chair from among the membership of |
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the board. The chair and vice chair serve terms [serves a term] of |
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two years. |
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(b) At the board's first regular meeting after the |
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appointment [election] and qualification of new members, the board |
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shall organize, adopt rules of procedure, and elect [by separate
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votes a vice chair and] a secretary. |
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SECTION 6. Section 42.005(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A county election precinct, including a consolidated |
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precinct, may not contain territory from more than one of each of |
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the following types of territorial units: |
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(1) a commissioners precinct; |
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(2) a justice precinct; |
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(3) a congressional district; |
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(4) a state representative district; |
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(5) a state senatorial district; or |
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(6) a ward in a city with a population of 10,000 or |
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more[; or
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[(7) a State Board of Education district]. |
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SECTION 7. Section 42.010(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) After each redistricting of a territorial unit |
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described by Section 42.005(a)(3), (4), or (5)[, or (7)], the |
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commissioners court may submit recommendations to the secretary of |
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state on changes to the territorial units to allow the county to |
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eliminate county election precincts with no population or a |
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substantially small population. |
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SECTION 8. Section 52.092(d), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) District offices of the state government shall be listed |
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in the following order: |
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(1) [member, State Board of Education;
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[(2)] state senator; |
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(2) [(3)] state representative; |
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(3) [(4)] chief justice, court of appeals; |
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(4) [(5)] justice, court of appeals; |
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(5) [(6)] district judge; |
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(6) [(7)] criminal district judge; |
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(7) [(8)] family district judge; |
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(8) [(9)] district attorney; |
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(9) [(10)] criminal district attorney. |
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SECTION 9. Section 68.001(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The secretary of state shall tabulate the unofficial |
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results as provided by this subchapter in each primary election and |
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general election for state and county officers on each proposed |
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amendment to the state constitution and for each contested race for |
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nomination or election to: |
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(1) a federal office or statewide office of the state |
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government; |
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(2) the office of state senator; and |
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(3) the office of state representative[; and
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[(4) the office of member, State Board of Education]. |
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SECTION 10. Section 172.024(a), Election Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The filing fee for a candidate for nomination in the |
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general primary election is as follows: |
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(1) United States senator $5,000 |
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(2) office elected statewide, except United States |
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senator 3,750 |
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(3) United States representative 3,125 |
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(4) state senator 1,250 |
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(5) state representative 750 |
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(6) [member, State Board of Education 300 |
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[(7)] chief justice or justice, court of appeals, |
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other than a justice specified by Subdivision (7) [(8)] 1,875 |
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(7) [(8)] chief justice or justice of a court of |
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appeals that serves a court of appeals district in which a county |
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with a population of more than 750,000 is wholly or partly |
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situated2,500 |
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(8) [(9)] district judge or judge specified by Section |
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52.092(d) for which this schedule does not otherwise prescribe a |
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fee 1,500 |
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(9) [(10)] district or criminal district judge of a |
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court in a judicial district wholly contained in a county with a |
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population of more than 850,000 2,500 |
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(10) [(11)] judge, statutory county court, other than |
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a judge specified by Subdivision (11) [(12)] 1,500 |
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(11) [(12)] judge of a statutory county court in a |
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county with a population of more than 850,000 2,500 |
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(12) [(13)] district attorney, criminal district |
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attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of a district |
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attorney 1,250 |
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(13) [(14)] county commissioner, district clerk, |
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county clerk, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county |
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treasurer, or judge, constitutional county court: |
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(A) county with a population of 200,000 or more |
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1,250 |
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(B) county with a population of under 200,000 |
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750 |
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(14) [(15)] justice of the peace or constable: |
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(A) county with a population of 200,000 or more |
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1,000 |
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(B) county with a population of under 200,000 |
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375 |
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(15) [(16)] county surveyor, inspector of hides and |
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animals, or public weigher 75 |
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(16) [(17)] office of the county government for which |
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this schedule does not otherwise prescribe a fee 750 |
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SECTION 11. Section 172.021(e), Election Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) A candidate for an office specified by Section |
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172.024(a)(7), (9), or (11) [172.024(a)(8), (10), or (12)], or for |
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justice of the peace in a county with a population of more than |
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850,000, who chooses to pay the filing fee must also accompany the |
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application with a petition for a place on the primary ballot as a |
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candidate for judicial office that complies with the requirements |
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prescribed for the petition authorized by Subsection (b), except |
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that the minimum number of signatures that must appear on the |
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petition required by this subsection is 250. If the candidate |
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chooses to file the petition authorized by Subsection (b) in lieu of |
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the filing fee, the minimum number of signatures required for that |
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petition is increased by 250. Signatures on a petition filed under |
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this subsection or Subsection (b) by a candidate covered by this |
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subsection may not be obtained on the grounds of a county courthouse |
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or courthouse annex. |
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SECTION 12. Section 252.005, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: |
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CANDIDATE. An individual must file a campaign treasurer |
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appointment for the individual's own candidacy with: |
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(1) the commission, if the appointment is made for |
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candidacy for: |
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(A) a statewide office; |
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(B) a district office filled by voters of more |
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than one county; |
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(C) a judicial district office filled by voters |
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of only one county; |
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(D) state senator; or |
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(E) state representative[; or
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[(F) the State Board of Education]; |
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(2) the county clerk, if the appointment is made for |
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candidacy for a county office, a precinct office, or a district |
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office other than one included in Subdivision (1); |
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(3) the clerk or secretary of the governing body of the |
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political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no clerk |
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or secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the |
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appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political |
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subdivision other than a county; |
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(4) the county clerk if: |
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(A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) no boundary of the political subdivision |
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crosses a boundary of the county; or |
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(5) the commission if: |
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(A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) the political subdivision is situated in more |
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than one county. |
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SECTION 13. Section 323.0145(a)(2), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Legislative information" means: |
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(A) a list of all the members of each house of the |
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legislature; |
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(B) a list of the committees of the legislature |
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and their members; |
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(C) the full text of each bill as filed and as |
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subsequently amended, substituted, engrossed, or enrolled in |
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either house of the legislature; |
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(D) the full text of each amendment or substitute |
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adopted by a legislative committee for each bill filed in either |
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house of the legislature; |
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(E) the calendar of each house of the |
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legislature, the schedule of legislative committee hearings, and a |
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list of the matters pending on the floor of each house of the |
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legislature; |
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(F) detailed procedural information about how a |
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bill filed in either house of the legislature becomes law, |
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including detailed timetable information concerning the times |
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under the constitution or the rules of either house when the |
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legislature may take certain actions on a bill; |
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(G) the district boundaries or other identifying |
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information for the following districts in Texas: |
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(i) house of representatives; |
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(ii) senate; and |
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(iii) [State Board of Education; and
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[(iv)] United States Congress; and |
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(H) other information related to the legislative |
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process that in the council's opinion should be made available |
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through the Internet. |
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SECTION 14. Section 572.002(4), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(4) "Elected officer" means: |
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(A) a member of the legislature; |
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(B) an executive or judicial officer elected in a |
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statewide election; |
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(C) a judge of a court of appeals or of a district |
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court; |
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(D) [a member of the State Board of Education;
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[(E)] a district attorney or criminal district |
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attorney; or |
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(E) [(F)] an individual appointed to fill a |
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vacancy in an office or appointed to a newly created office who, if |
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elected to the office instead of appointed, would be an elected |
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officer under this subdivision. |
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SECTION 15. Section 572.003(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The term means a member of: |
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(1) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; |
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(2) [the Texas Department of Economic Development;
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[(3)] the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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(3) [(4)] the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; |
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(4) [(5)] The Finance Commission of Texas; |
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(5) [(6)] the Texas Facilities Commission; |
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(6) [(7)] the Texas Board of Criminal Justice; |
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(7) [(8)] the board of trustees of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas; |
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(8) [(9)] the Texas Transportation Commission; |
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(9) [(10) the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission;
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[(11)] the Texas Department of Insurance; |
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(10) [(12)] the Parks and Wildlife Commission; |
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(11) [(13)] the Public Safety Commission; |
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(12) [(14)] the Texas Ethics Commission; |
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(13) [(15)] the State Securities Board; |
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(14) [(16)] the Texas Water Development Board; |
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(15) [(17)] the governing board of a public senior |
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college or university as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, |
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or of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at |
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Dallas, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The |
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University of Texas M. D. Anderson [System] Cancer Center, The |
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University of Texas Health [Science] Center at Tyler, University of |
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North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center, Texas State Technical |
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College--Harlingen, Texas State Technical College--Marshall, Texas |
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State Technical College--West Texas [Sweetwater], or Texas State |
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Technical College--Waco; |
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(16) [(18)] the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board; |
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(17) [(19)] the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(18) [(20) the State Banking Board;
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[(21)] the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement |
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System of Texas; |
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(19) [(22)] the Credit Union Commission; |
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(20) [(23)] the School Land Board; |
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(21) [(24)] the board of the Texas Department of |
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Housing and Community Affairs; |
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(22) [(25)] the Texas Racing Commission; |
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(23) [(26)] the State Board of Dental Examiners; |
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(24) [(27)] the Texas Medical [State] Board [of
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Medical Examiners]; |
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(25) [(28)] the Board of Pardons and Paroles; |
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(26) [(29)] the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; |
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(27) [(30)] the Department of Information Resources |
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governing board; |
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(28) [(31)] the Motor Vehicle Board; |
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(29) [(32)] the Texas Real Estate Commission; |
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(30) [(33)] the board of directors of the State Bar of |
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Texas; |
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(31) [(34)] the bond review board; |
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(32) [(35) the Texas Board of Health;
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[(36)
the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental
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Retardation;
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[(37) the Texas Board on Aging;
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[(38)] the Texas Board of Human Services; |
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(33) [(39)] the Texas Funeral Service Commission; |
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(34) [(40)] the board of directors of a river |
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authority created under the Texas Constitution or a statute of this |
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state; [or] |
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(35) [(41)] the Texas Lottery Commission; or |
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(36) the State Board of Education. |
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SECTION 16. (a) Sections 7.104(b), (d), and (e) and 7.108, |
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Education Code, are repealed. |
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(b) Chapter 2 (S.B. 2), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 2nd |
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Called Session, 1991, is repealed. |
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SECTION 17. The repeal by this Act of Section 7.108, |
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Education Code, does not apply to an offense committed under that |
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section before September 1, 2009. An offense committed before that |
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date is covered by that section as it existed on the date the |
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offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 18. Chapter 572, Government Code, applies to an |
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elected member of the State Board of Education in the same manner as |
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that chapter applied to the person before the amendment of Section |
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572.002(4), Government Code, by this Act. |
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SECTION 19. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |