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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain |
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offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school |
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district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.066, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.066. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED |
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OF CERTAIN OFFENSES [OFFENSE]. A person is ineligible to serve as a |
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member of the board of trustees of a school district if the person |
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has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Section 43.02(b), |
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Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.066, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a member of a board of trustees of a school |
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district who is elected or appointed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A member of a board of trustees of a school district |
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elected or appointed before the effective date of this Act |
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continues to serve for the term to which the member was elected or |
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appointed unless otherwise removed as provided by law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2283 passed the Senate on |
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May 7, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2019, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2283 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 3, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |