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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of financial disclosure statements by |
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trustees of certain independent school districts; creating a |
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criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.064, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-5) and amending Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-5) A member of the board of trustees of an independent |
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school district with a student enrollment of more than 30,000 is |
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required to file the financial statement required of state officers |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, in the same |
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manner as the members of a board of trustees that has adopted a |
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resolution under Subsection (a). |
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(c) A trustee required to file the financial statement under |
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this section [serving in a school district that has adopted a
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resolution under Subsection (a) or that is subject to an order
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issued under Subsection (a-3)] commits an offense if the trustee |
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fails to file the statement [required by the resolution or order]. |
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An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.064(a-5), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning January 1, 2019, to a trustee who, |
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before the effective date of this Act, was not required to file a |
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financial statement under Section 11.064 or 11.0641, Education |
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Code, and such a trustee is not required to include financial |
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activity occurring before January 1, 2018, in a statement filed |
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under Section 11.064, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |