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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an independent school district to |
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change the date of the general election for officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.059(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than December 31, 2030 [2023], the board of |
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trustees may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms of |
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its trustees until the date the November election is canvassed. The |
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resolution must provide for staggered terms of either three or four |
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years and specify the manner in which the transition from the length |
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of the former term to the modified term is made. The transition |
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must begin with the first regular election for trustees that occurs |
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after the board adopts the resolution, and a trustee who serves on |
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the date the resolution is adopted shall serve the remainder of that |
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term. This subsection expires January 1, 2036. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a-1), as added by Chapter 985 (S.B. 2620), |
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Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, and adding |
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Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a municipality[, |
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independent school district,] or hospital district wholly or partly |
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located in a county with a population of more than 19,900 and less |
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than 20,000 that holds its general election for officers on a date |
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other than the November uniform election date may change the date on |
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which it holds its general election for officers to the November |
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uniform election date. |
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(f) The governing body of an independent school district |
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that holds its general election for officers on a date other than |
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the November uniform election date may change the date on which it |
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holds its general election for officers to the November uniform |
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election date. |
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SECTION 3. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Sections 11.059(f) and (g), Education Code; and |
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(2) Section 41.0052(a-1), Election Code, as added by |
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Chapter 1160 (S.B. 1131), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023. |
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SECTION 4. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2025. |
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