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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement of a commitment to serve a certain minimum |
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term before a person may be appointed as a member of a local school |
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health advisory council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.004(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The board of trustees shall appoint at least five |
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members to the local school health advisory council. A person may |
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be appointed as a member of the council only if, before appointment, |
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the person agrees to serve for at least one year. A majority of the |
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members must be persons who are parents of students enrolled in the |
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district and who are not employed by the district. One of those |
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members shall serve as chair or co-chair of the council. The board |
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of trustees also may appoint one or more persons from each of the |
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following groups or a representative from a group other than a group |
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specified under this subsection: |
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(1) public school teachers; |
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(2) public school administrators; |
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(3) district students; |
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(4) health care professionals; |
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(5) the business community; |
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(6) law enforcement; |
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(7) senior citizens; |
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(8) the clergy; and |
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(9) nonprofit health organizations. |
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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, 2011. |