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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of a member of the board of trustees of an |
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independent school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.067 to read as follows: |
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Removal from Office. (a) In addition to Local Government Code |
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section 87.013, a member of the board of trustees of an independent |
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school district may be removed from office if the board of trustees, |
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by three-fourths majority vote, passes a resolution of censure |
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against the member finding that the member: |
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(1) intentionally misused school district funds; |
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(2) repeatedly refused to act in accordance with laws, |
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regulations, or policies of the state of Texas relating to public |
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school districts; |
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(3) repeatedly refused to act in accordance with the |
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policies of the school district; |
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(4) intentionally disclosed information regarding a |
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student that is confidential by law; |
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(5) used the member's office to attempt to influence an |
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employee of the school district for the benefit of a student related |
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to the member; |
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(6) failed to complete hourly training requirements as |
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established by the State Board of Education or by rule of the |
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commissioner of education; |
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(7) failed to rescue himself or herself during a |
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meeting of the board of trustees from voting on or deliberating on a |
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matter in which the member has an objectively identifiable conflict |
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of interest; or, |
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(8) habitually engaged in or attempted to engage in |
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activities relating to school district personnel or a student that |
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the board of trustees delegated to the superintendent of schools. |
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(b) The removal of a member of the board of trustees of an |
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independent school district under this section is subject to |
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chapter 87, Local Government Code. |
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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, 2021. |