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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain independent school districts |
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to change the terms for members of the districts' board of trustees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.059, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than December 31, 2023, the board of trustees |
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may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms of its |
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trustees. The resolution must provide for staggered terms of either |
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three or four years and specify the manner in which the transition |
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from the length of the former term to the modified term is made. The |
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transition must begin with the first regular election for trustees |
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that occurs after the board adopts the resolution, and a trustee who |
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serves on the date the resolution is adopted shall serve the |
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remainder of that term. |
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(f) A resolution under Subsection (e) may only be adopted by |
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a board of trustees of an independent school district: |
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(1) with a central administrative office located in a |
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county with a population of more than 1 million but less than 1.25 |
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million; and |
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(2) in which a municipality with a population of 4,500 |
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or less is located. |
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(g) Subsections (e) and (f) and this subsection expire |
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January 1, 2029. |
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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, 2023. |