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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 changing the name of a |
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school district 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. Section 11.160, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.160. CHANGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME. (a) The board |
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of trustees of an independent school district may not change the |
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name of a school district before: |
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(1) the district conducts a referendum election on the |
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issue of whether the name of the district should be changed; and |
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(2) a majority of the voters voting in the election |
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approve the change in name of the district. |
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(b) The referendum may be placed on the ballot at any type of |
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district election, including an election of district trustees, a |
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bond election, or a special 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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[school] district. |
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[(b)] The board shall give notice of the change in name of |
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the district by sending to the commissioner a copy of the |
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resolution, attested by the president and secretary of the board, |
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and a copy of the election results. |
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(d) The district, under its changed name, is considered a |
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continuation of the district, as formerly named, for all purposes. |
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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, 2017. |