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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the districts for the election of |
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members of the State Board of Education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to fulfill |
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the Legislature's responsibility to establish districts for the |
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election of members of the State Board of Education following the |
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publication of the 2020 census in compliance with the United States |
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and Texas Constitutions and applicable Federal and state law. |
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SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The Legislature finds: |
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(1) Section 7.101, Education Code, requires the |
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election of members of the board from districts; |
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(2) As a result of the estimated rate of growth in the |
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population of the state since 2011, the populations of the current |
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districts for the election of members of the board are unequal and |
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no longer comply with applicable legal requirements; and |
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(3) The current districts must be replaced following |
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publication of the decennial census with new districts that satisfy |
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all applicable legal requirements. |
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SECTION 3. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS. (a) The State of |
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Texas is composed of 15 board of education districts as provided in |
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this Act. Each district is composed of the counties or parts of |
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counties as determined by the Legislature consistent with the |
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requirements of the United States and Texas Constitutions and |
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applicable Federal law. |
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(b) One member of the board is elected from each district |
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established by this Act. |
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(c) For purposes of Section 7.104, Education Code, this Act |
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constitutes a decennial reapportionment. |
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SECTION 4. TRANSITION PROVISION. The districts established |
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by this Act apply to the election of the members of the State Board |
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of Education beginning with the primary and general elections in |
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2022. This Act does not affect the membership or districts of the |
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board before January 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 5. REPEALER. Chapter 72 (H.B. 600), Acts of the |
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82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |