Bill Text: TX SB286 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas Senate Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2017-05-26 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB286 Detail]

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	By: Nichols	S.B. No. 286
	(In the Senate - Filed December 9, 2016; January 30, 2017,
	read first time and referred to Committee on Higher Education;
	February 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
	Yeas 7, Nays 0; February 22, 2017, sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT

	relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community
	College District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 130, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 130.0828 to read as follows:
	Sec. 130.0828. GOVERNING BOARD OF TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY
	COLLEGE DISTRICT. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
	chapter, the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community
	College District may by resolution or order of the governing board
	increase the number of board members to 11.
	(b) A resolution or order of the governing board under this
	section must:
	(1) establish transition terms of office to conform to
	elections held in even-numbered years and staggered six-year terms;
	and
	(2) require the initial board members to draw lots to
	determine the members' terms, with:
	(A) five members serving terms of two years;
	(B) three members serving terms of four years;
	and
	(C) three members serving terms of six years.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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