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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of limited purpose public junior |
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college districts by certain independent school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.011, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) An independent school district located in a county with |
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a population of less than 45,000 that does not meet the scholastic |
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population requirements of Section 130.032 may establish a limited |
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purpose junior college district under this subchapter to meet the |
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career and technical interests of students and employers in the |
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district. A limited purpose junior college district is not |
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required to provide the programs described by Section |
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130.003(e)(4), (5), or (8). |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.017, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) For a limited purpose junior college district |
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established under Section 130.011(c), the proposition described by |
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Subsection (b) must provide that the junior college district may |
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not levy ad valorem taxes at a rate that, when combined with the |
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rate charged by the independent school district, exceeds the rate |
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charged by the independent school district before the board of |
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trustees divested its authority as governing board of the junior |
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college district. |
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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. |