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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school |
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district bond election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 45.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Bonds described by Section 45.001 may not be issued and |
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taxes described by that section [Section 45.001 or 45.002] may not |
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be levied unless authorized by three-fifths [a majority] of the |
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qualified voters of the district, voting at an election held for |
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that purpose, at the expense of the district, in accordance with the |
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Election Code, except as provided by this section. |
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(a-1) Taxes described by Section 45.002 may not be levied |
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unless authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the |
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district, voting at an election held for that purpose, at the |
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expense of the district, in accordance with the Election Code, |
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except as provided by this section. |
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(a-2) Each election described by Subsection (a) or (a-1) |
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must be called by resolution or order of the governing board or |
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commissioners court. The resolution or order must state the date of |
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the election, the proposition or propositions to be submitted and |
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voted on, the polling place or places, and any other matters |
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considered necessary or advisable by the governing board or |
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commissioners court. |
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SECTION 2. Section 45.003(a), 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 January 1, 2026, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2025, increasing the threshold of voter approval |
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for a school district bond election is approved by the voters. If |
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that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no |
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effect. |