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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a referendum requirement before the name of a school |
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district or district campus located in certain counties may be |
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changed by the district board of trustees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 11.160, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.160. AUTHORITY TO CHANGE NAME OF SCHOOL DISTRICT |
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GENERALLY [NAME]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.160(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district, |
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other than a school district subject to Section 11.1601, by |
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resolution may change the name of the school district. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.1601 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.1601. AUTHORITY TO CHANGE NAME OF SCHOOL DISTRICT |
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OR DISTRICT CAMPUS LOCATED IN CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a) The |
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board of trustees of an independent school district in a county with |
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a population of 3.3 million or more and with a student enrollment of |
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more than 200,000 may not change the name of a school district or a |
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district campus before the district conducts a referendum election |
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on the issue of whether the name of the district should be changed |
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or on the issue of whether the name of a district campus should be |
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changed and: |
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(1) if the referendum is on the issue of changing the |
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district's name, a majority of the voters voting in the election |
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approve the change in name of the district; or |
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(2) if the referendum is on the issue of changing the |
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name of a district campus, a majority of the voters voting in the |
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election approve the change in name of the district campus. |
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(b) A referendum described by Subsection (a) may be placed |
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on the ballot at any type of district election, including an |
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election of district trustees, a bond election, or a special |
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election. |
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(c) If a majority of the voters approve the change in name of |
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the district, the board by resolution may change the name of the |
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district. |
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(d) If a majority of the voters approve the change in name of |
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a district campus, the board by resolution may change the name of |
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the district campus. |
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(e) The board shall give notice of the change in name of the |
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district or a district campus by sending to the commissioner a copy |
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of the resolution under Subsection (c) or (d), as applicable, |
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attested by the president and secretary of the board, and a copy of |
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the election results. |
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(f) The district or the district campus, under the changed |
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name, is considered a continuation of the district or district |
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campus, as the district or district campus was formerly named, for |
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all purposes. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2017. |