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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the form of ballot propositions in an election seeking |
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voter approval for the issuance of school district bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 45.003(g), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) Notwithstanding Section 1251.052, Government Code, the |
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question of whether to approve the issuance of bonds for the |
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construction, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings, |
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including gymnasiums and field houses, in the district, the |
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purchase of new school buses, and the purchase of necessary sites |
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for school buildings may be submitted to the voters in a single |
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ballot proposition, except that bonds for each of the following |
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purposes must be stated in a separate proposition: |
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(1) the construction, acquisition, or equipment of a |
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stadium with seating capacity for more than 1,000 spectators; |
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(2) the construction, acquisition, or equipment of a |
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natatorium; |
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(3) the construction, acquisition, or equipment of |
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another recreational facility other than a gymnasium, field house, |
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playground, or play area; |
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(4) the construction, acquisition, or equipment of a |
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performing arts facility; |
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(5) the construction, acquisition, or equipment of |
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housing for teachers as determined by the district to be necessary |
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to have a sufficient number of teachers for the district; and |
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(6) an acquisition or update of technology equipment, |
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other than equipment used for school security purposes or |
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technology infrastructure integral to the construction of a |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. Section 45.003(g), Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an election ordered on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An election ordered before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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election was ordered, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |