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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 board of trustees of certain |
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independent school districts. |
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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 11.0521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.0521. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SINGLE-MEMBER TRUSTEE |
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DISTRICTS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS REQUIRED. (a) This section applies |
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only to an independent school district with a student enrollment of |
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more than 200,000. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 11.051(b), the board of |
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trustees of an independent school district subject to this section |
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shall by resolution increase the membership of the board to 17. The |
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resolution shall order that the additional members are to be |
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elected from single-member trustee districts. |
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(c) The resolution shall redivide the district into 17 |
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trustee districts in accordance with the requirements of Section |
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11.052(f). |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), positions on the |
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board shall be filled at the first regular election of trustees that |
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occurs after the adoption of the resolution. The trustees then |
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elected: |
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(1) shall draw lots for staggered terms as provided by |
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Section 11.059; and |
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(2) must comply with the residency requirements of |
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Section 11.052(g). |
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(e) The position of a trustee in office when the resolution |
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is adopted shall be filled as the staggered terms of the trustees |
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then in office expire. A person's eligibility to serve as a trustee |
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is not affected by a boundary change made under Subsection (c) that: |
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(1) removes the person's residence from the trustee |
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district the person serves; and |
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(2) takes effect during the term for which the person |
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was elected or appointed. |
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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, 2015. |