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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain independent school districts |
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to change the length of the terms of office for the board of |
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trustees of the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.059(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Section 11.0591, not [Not] later |
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than December 31, 2011, the board of trustees may adopt a resolution |
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changing the length of the terms of its trustees. The resolution |
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must provide for staggered terms of either three or four years and |
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specify the manner in which the transition from the length of the |
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former term to the modified term is made. The transition must begin |
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with the first regular election for trustees that occurs after |
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January 1, 2012, and a trustee who serves on that date shall serve |
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the remainder of that term. This subsection expires January 1, |
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2017. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.0591 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.0591. TERMS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) This |
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section applies only to a school district that is located in a |
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county that is: |
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(1) adjacent to a county with a population of at least |
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1.7 million; |
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(2) less than 150 miles from an international border |
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and the Gulf of Mexico; and |
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(3) located along State Highway 16. |
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(b) The board of trustees of a school district subject to |
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this section may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms |
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of its trustees. The resolution must provide for staggered terms of |
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either three or four years and specify the manner in which the |
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transition from the length of the former term to the modified term |
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is made. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |