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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governing boards of independent school districts |
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and junior college districts in counties with a population over 3.3 |
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million. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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. RESIGNATION OF TRUSTEES OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS |
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WHO BECOME CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES. (a) This section applies |
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only to a member of the board of trustees of an independent school |
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district located in a county with a population of more than 3.3 |
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million. |
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(b) A member of the board of trustees who becomes a |
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candidate, as defined by Section 251.001, Election Code, for a |
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municipal, state, or federal office shall resign as a member of the |
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board as soon as practicable after becoming a candidate. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.0827 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.0827. GOVERNING BOARD OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS: TERMS; |
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RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) This section applies only to a |
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member of the governing board of a junior college district located |
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in a county with a population of 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 to which this section applies serves a staggered four-year |
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term. |
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(c) A member of the governing board of a junior college |
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district who becomes a candidate, as defined by Section 251.001, |
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Election Code, for a municipal, state, or federal office must |
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resign as a member of the board as soon as practicable after |
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becoming a candidate. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by Section |
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130.0827(b), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies only to |
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the term of a member of a governing board of a junior college |
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district who is appointed or elected on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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(b) The governing board of a junior college district to |
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which Section 130.0827(b), Education Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies shall, to the extent necessary to implement that section, |
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adopt a transition plan so that as nearly as possible half of the |
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members of the board are elected to four-year terms in |
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even-numbered years. The governing board may provide for |
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establishing shortened terms of persons elected at the first |
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election of governing board members held after the effective date |
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of this Act or drawing lots as part of the transition plan. |
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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, 2009. |