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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment and terms of members of a board of |
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trustees of a military reservation school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.352(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) For each military reservation school district, the |
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State Board of Education may appoint a board of three or five |
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trustees. Enlisted military personnel and military officers may be |
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appointed to the school board. A majority of the trustees appointed |
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for the district must be civilians and all may be civilians. The |
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trustees shall be selected from a list of persons who are qualified |
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to serve as members of a school district board of trustees under |
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Section 11.061 and who live on or are employed on the military |
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reservation. A person who retires from active duty or civilian |
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service while serving a term as a member of the board of trustees |
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may continue to serve for the remainder of that person's term. The |
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list shall be furnished to the board by the [commanding] officer who |
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is assigned to serve physically on the installation or military |
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reservation on which the military reservation school district is |
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located and who provides leadership for the functional support of |
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and contingency or emergency coordination for the military |
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reservation school district [of the military reservation]. The |
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trustees appointed serve terms of three [two] years. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of trustees |
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of a military reservation school district immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to continue to serve for the remainder of |
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the member's two year term. As the terms of members expire, the |
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State Board of Education shall appoint or reappoint members to |
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serve three year terms in accordance with Section 11.352(b), |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |