84R9265 KJE-D
By: Bell H.B. No. 2361
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 130.168, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
The service area of the Blinn College District includes the
territory within:
(1) Washington, Burleson, Brazos, Madison, and
Grimes[, and Waller] counties;
(2) the Mumford, Hearne, and Franklin independent
school districts located in Robertson County;
(3) Austin County, other than the territory within the
Brazos [Wallis-Orchard] Independent School District;
(4) the Milano and Gause independent school districts
located in Milam County;
(5) the part of the Richards Independent School
District that is located in Walker and Montgomery counties;
(6) the part of the Bryan Independent School District
that is located in Robertson County;
(7) Fayette County, other than the territory within
the Smithville Independent School District;
(8) Lee County, other than the territory within the
Elgin Independent School District; and
(9) the part of the Lexington Independent School
District that is located in Bastrop, Milam, and Williamson
counties.
SECTION 2. Section 130.191, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. The service area of the Lone Star College System District
includes the territory within:
(1) the Aldine, Conroe, Cypress-Fairbanks, Humble,
New Caney, Spring, Tomball, Magnolia, Willis, Montgomery,
Splendora, Cleveland, Tarkington, and Klein independent school
districts; [and]
(2) the Huntsville and New Waverly independent school
districts in Walker County; and
(3) Waller County, other than the territory within the
Katy Independent School District.
SECTION 3. Section 130.211, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. The service area of the Wharton County Junior College
District includes the territory within:
(1) Wharton County;
(2) the Needville Independent School District in Fort
Bend County;
(3) the Brazos [Wallis-Orchard] Independent School
District located in Austin County;
(4) the Columbus and Weimar [Weimer] independent
school districts located in Colorado County;
(5) the Rice Consolidated Independent School District
located in Colorado County;
(6) the [Kendleton and] Lamar Consolidated
Independent School District [independent school districts] located
in Fort Bend County;
(7) the Bay City, Boling, Matagorda, Palacios,
Tidehaven, and Van Vleck independent school districts located in
Matagorda County;
(8) the Ganado Independent School District located in
Jackson County; and
(9) the incorporated area and extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Sugar Land located in Fort Bend County.
SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies
beginning with the 2015 fall semester, except that during the
2015-2016 academic year the Blinn Junior College District may
continue to treat the area removed by this Act from the district's
service area as if the area were still in the district's service
area as necessary to avoid an unreasonable interruption of junior
college services in the area.
SECTION 5. 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.