81R11532 PMO-D
By: Hancock H.B. No. 4008
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to minimum voter turnout requirements for adoption or
amendment of a home-rule school district charter.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.022, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 12.022. MINIMUM VOTER TURNOUT REQUIRED FOR CHARTER
AMENDMENT. (a) [An election on the adoption of a proposed
home-rule school district charter has no effect unless at least 25
percent of the registered voters of the district vote in the
election in which the adoption of the charter is on the ballot.
[(b)] An election on the adoption of a proposed amendment to
a home-rule school district charter has no effect unless at least
five [20] percent of the registered voters of the district vote in
the election in which the adoption of the amendment is on the
ballot.
(b) [(c)] If the required number of voters prescribed by
Subsection (a) [or (b)] do not vote in the election, the board of
trustees shall order an election on the issue to be held on the
first uniform election date:
(1) that occurs at least 45 days after the date the
election is ordered; and
(2) on which one or more elections are to be held, the
combination of which covers all of the territory of the school
district.
(c) [(d)] If the required number of voters prescribed by
Subsection (a) [or (b)] do not vote at an election ordered as
required by Subsection (b) [(c)], the board of trustees may
continue to order elections on the issue in accordance with
Subsection (b) [(c)] until the required minimum voter turnout is
achieved.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.