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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of |
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managers for a school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (f), at [At] |
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the direction of the commissioner but not later than the second |
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anniversary of the date the board of managers of a district was |
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appointed, the board of managers shall order an election of members |
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of the district board of trustees. The election must be held on a |
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uniform election date on which an election of district trustees may |
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be held under Section 41.001, Election Code, that is at least 180 |
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days after the date the election was ordered. On qualification of |
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members for office, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers |
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and duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or |
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regulation. |
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(f) If, before the second anniversary of the date the board |
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of managers of a district was appointed, the commissioner |
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determines that insufficient progress has been made toward |
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improving the academic or financial performance of the district, |
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the commissioner may extend the authority of the board of managers |
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for a period of up to two additional years. |
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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. |