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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 districts for the election of |
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members 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. (a) The districts from which the members of the |
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State Board of Education are elected are the districts as provided |
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by law and used for the election of the members of the State Board of |
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Education at the 2008 and 2010 general elections except as those |
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districts are changed by Section 2 of this Act. |
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(b) One member is elected from each district established by |
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this Act. |
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(c) For purposes of Section 7.104, Education Code, this Act |
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constitutes a decennial reapportionment. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Gonzales County is transferred from |
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District 10 to District 3. |
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(b) Upshur County is transferred from District 9 to District |
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8. |
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(c) Mills County is transferred from District 14 to District |
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15. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 7.101(a), Education Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The State Board of Education is composed of 15 members |
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elected from districts. [Each district from which a board member is
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elected is composed as provided by former Sections 11.2101(b)-(t),
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as enacted by Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called
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Session, 1991.] |
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(b) This Act supersedes all previous enactments or orders |
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adopting districts for the State Board of Education. All previous |
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acts of the legislature adopting districts for the State Board of |
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Education are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The districts established by this Act apply to |
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the election of the members of the State Board of Education |
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beginning with the primary and general elections in 2012 for |
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members of the board in 2013. This Act does not affect the |
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membership or districts of the board before January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 5. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |