87R10426 TSS-F
 
  By: Martinez H.B. No. 2664
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of an independent school district to
  change the date of the general election and terms for officers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.059, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  Not later than December 31, 2026, the board of trustees
  may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms of its
  trustees. The resolution must provide for staggered terms of either
  three or four years and specify the manner in which the transition
  from the length of the former term to the modified term is made. The
  transition must begin with the first regular election for trustees
  that occurs after the board adopts the resolution, and a trustee who
  serves on the date the resolution is adopted shall serve the
  remainder of that term. This subsection expires January 1, 2032.
         SECTION 2.  Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
         (a-2)  The governing body of an independent school district
  that holds its general election for officers on a date other than
  the November uniform election date may, not later than December 31,
  2026, change the date on which it holds its general election for
  officers to the November uniform election date. This subsection
  expires January 1, 2027.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.