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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a recommendation for the removal of a member of the |
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board of trustees of a school district by other members of the |
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board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.067 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.067. RECOMMENDATION FOR REMOVAL OF MEMBER FROM |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) The board of trustees of a school district |
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may adopt by a three-fourths vote a resolution of censure against a |
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member of the board. A member may be censured based on a finding by |
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the board that the member: |
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(1) intentionally misused district funds; |
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(2) repeatedly refused to act in accordance with the |
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laws, regulations, or policies applicable to the district; |
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(3) intentionally disclosed confidential information |
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regarding a student; |
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(4) used the member's office in an attempt to influence |
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an employee of the district for the benefit of a student related to |
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the member; |
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(5) intentionally failed to complete any training |
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required by the State Board of Education or the commissioner; |
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(6) failed to recuse the member's self from a vote on |
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or deliberation of a matter in which the member has an identifiable |
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conflict of interest; or |
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(7) repeatedly engaged or attempted to engage in a |
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duty related to district personnel or students that the board has |
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expressly delegated to the district's superintendent. |
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(b) On the adoption of a resolution of censure under |
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Subsection (a), the board of trustees shall file a written petition |
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for removal of the board member in the district court of the county |
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in which the member resides in accordance with Section 87.015, |
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Local Government Code. The board member may be removed from office |
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under the procedure provided by Section 87.018, Local Government |
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Code. |
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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, 2021. |