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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the board of trustees of certain small |
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school districts to decrease the number of trustees on the board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.051, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A board of trustees of an independent school district |
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eligible to receive an allotment under Section 48.101(b) that has |
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seven members may by resolution decrease the membership to five if |
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the board certifies to the commissioner that in the two preceding |
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trustee elections the board was unable to fill all trustee seats on |
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the board. A resolution decreasing the number of trustees takes |
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effect with the next regular election of trustees that occurs after |
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the adoption of the resolution and does not shorten the term of any |
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trustee in office when the resolution is adopted. The resolution |
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must provide for a transition in the number of trustees so that when |
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the transition is complete, trustees are elected as provided by |
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Section 11.059. |
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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, 2025. |