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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the training requirements for a member of the board of |
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trustees of a public school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A trustee must complete any training required by the |
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State Board of Education. The trustee must complete the hours of |
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training required by the State Board of Education for each year of |
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service. The period for completing required training for the first |
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year of service begins on the date the trustee took office. Each |
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subsequent period for completing required training begins on the |
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anniversary of the date the trustee took office. The minutes of the |
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last regular meeting of the board of trustees held during a calendar |
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year must reflect whether each trustee has met or is delinquent in |
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meeting the training required to be completed as of the date of the |
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meeting. |
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(c) If, on the 30th day before the first date a person may |
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file an application to be a candidate for a place on the board, a |
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trustee serving a term for the position for which an election is to |
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be held is not current on completing the training required by |
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Subsection (b), the board shall publish notice of the trustee's |
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failure to complete the required training in a newspaper of general |
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circulation in the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |