Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1493 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/16/2015

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                    84R3046 KJE-D
 By: Rinaldi H.B. No. 1493


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to authorization for a school district board of trustees
 to adopt or remove term limits.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
 amended by adding Section 11.0591 to read as follows:
 Sec. 11.0591.  TERM LIMITS.  The board of trustees of an
 independent school district by resolution may:
 (1)  limit the number of terms that trustees may serve;
 or
 (2)  remove a limit on the number of terms that trustees
 may serve.
 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, 2015.