H.B. No. 3106
AN ACT
relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of
managers for a school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.112, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(e) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (f), at [At]
the direction of the commissioner but not later than the second
anniversary of the date the board of managers of a district was
appointed, the board of managers shall order an election of members
of the district board of trustees. The election must be held on a
uniform election date on which an election of district trustees may
be held under Section 41.001, Election Code, that is at least 180
days after the date the election was ordered. On qualification of
members for office, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers
and duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or
regulation.
(f) If, before the second anniversary of the date the board
of managers of a district was appointed, the commissioner
determines, after receiving local feedback, that insufficient
progress has been made toward improving the academic or financial
performance of the district, the commissioner may extend the
authority of the board of managers for a period of up to two
additional years.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the House on May 7,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 15, 3 present, not
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
H.B. No. 3106 on May 27, 2015, and requested the appointment of a
conference committee to consider the differences between the two
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
on H.B. No. 3106 on May 31, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128,
Nays 14, 2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3106 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 24, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays
5; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
3106 on May 31, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor