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AN ACT
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relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of |
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managers for a school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (f), at [At] |
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the direction of the commissioner but not later than the second |
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anniversary of the date the board of managers of a district was |
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appointed, the board of managers shall order an election of members |
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of the district board of trustees. The election must be held on a |
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uniform election date on which an election of district trustees may |
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be held under Section 41.001, Election Code, that is at least 180 |
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days after the date the election was ordered. On qualification of |
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members for office, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers |
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and duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or |
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regulation. |
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(f) If, before the second anniversary of the date the board |
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of managers of a district was appointed, the commissioner |
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determines, after receiving local feedback, that insufficient |
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progress has been made toward improving the academic or financial |
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performance of the district, the commissioner may extend the |
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authority of the board of managers for a period of up to two |
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additional years. |
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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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 15, 3 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 3106 on May 27, 2015, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 3106 on May 31, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128, |
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Nays 14, 2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays |
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5; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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3106 on May 31, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |