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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of territory between junior college |
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district service areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.1615 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.1615. TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TO NEW SERVICE |
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AREA. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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the board of trustees of an independent school district by |
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resolution may transfer the territory of the school district from |
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the service area of one junior college district to the service area |
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of another junior college district if: |
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(1) the board of trustees finds that another junior |
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college district is willing to provide service to the residents of |
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the school district and: |
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(A) offers more affordable services; |
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(B) offers a broader or more relevant selection |
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of courses or programs; or |
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(C) is otherwise better suited to meet the needs |
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of the residents of the school district; and |
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(2) the territory included in the service areas of the |
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affected junior college districts is contiguous. |
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(b) A transfer under this section does not affect the |
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territory of an independent school district that is located within |
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the boundaries of the taxing district of a junior college district. |
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(c) A junior college district may continue to treat an area |
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removed from the district's service area under this section as if |
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the area were still in the district's service area during the first |
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academic year following the adoption of the resolution as necessary |
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to avoid an unreasonable interruption of junior college services in |
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the area. |
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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. |