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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to governance 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 7.107, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.107. OFFICERS. (a) [The governor, with the advice
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and consent of the senate, shall appoint the chair from among the
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membership of the board. The chair serves a term of two years.
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[(b)] At the board's first regular meeting after the |
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election and qualification of new members, the board shall |
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organize, adopt rules of procedure, and conduct [elect by] separate |
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elections to select board members for the offices of chair, [votes
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a] vice chair, and [a] secretary. |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board shall elect |
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a chair, vice chair, and secretary in compliance with this section |
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not later than October 1, 2009. Notwithstanding Subsection (c), |
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officers elected under this subsection serve terms that expire on |
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election of new officers under this section after the biennial |
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general election occurring on November 2, 2010. This subsection |
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expires January 1, 2011. |
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(b) The chair of the board must be elected by affirmative |
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vote of two-thirds of the total number of members on the board. The |
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vice chair and secretary must be elected by affirmative vote of a |
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majority of the total number of members on the board. |
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(c) Each officer elected by the board under this section |
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serves a term of two years [A person who serves two consecutive
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terms as chair is ineligible to again serve as chair until four
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years have elapsed since the expiration of the second term]. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |