By: Watson, et al. S.B. No. 495
(Miller of Comal)
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 130.166, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 130.166. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. The service area of the Austin Community College District
includes the territory within:
(1) Hays, [Gillespie,] Caldwell, and Blanco counties;
(2) Travis County, except the territory within the
Marble Falls Independent School District;
(3) Williamson County, except the territory within the
Florence, Granger, Hutto, Lexington, Taylor, and Thrall
independent school districts;
(4) [the part of the Nixon-Smiley Consolidated
Independent School District located in Gonzales County;
[(5)] the part of the San Marcos Consolidated
Independent School District located in Guadalupe County;
(5) [(6)] Bastrop County, except the territory within
the Lexington Independent School District;
(6) [(7)] the part of the Elgin Independent School
District located in Lee County; and
(7) [(8)] the part of the Smithville Independent
School District located in Fayette County.
SECTION 2. Section 130.171, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 130.171. CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
The service area of the Central Texas College District includes the
territory within:
(1) the Killeen Independent School District, located
in Bell County;
(2) the Copperas Cove Independent School District,
located in Coryell County;
(3) Fort Hood and North Fort Hood, located in Bell
County;
(4) Coryell, Gillespie, Hamilton, Lampasas, Llano,
Mason, Mills, and San Saba counties;
(5) the Brady, Lohn, and Rochelle independent school
districts located in McCullough County;
(6) the Burnet Consolidated Independent School
District located in Burnet County;
(7) the Florence Independent School District;
(8) the part of the Lampasas Independent School
District that is located in Burnet County;
(9) the part of the Lampasas Independent School
District that is located in Bell County;
(10) the part of the Copperas Cove Independent School
District that is located in Bell County; and
(11) the Marble Falls Independent School District.
SECTION 3. Section 130.208, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 130.208. THE VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
The service area of The Victoria College District includes the
territory within:
(1) Victoria, Lavaca, DeWitt, Gonzales, and Calhoun
counties;
(2) Jackson County, except the territory within the
Ganado Independent School District; and
(3) Refugio County, except the territory within the
Woodsboro Independent School District[; and
[(4) Gonzales County, except the territory within the
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District].
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 Austin Community College District may
continue to treat the areas removed by this Act from the district's
service area as if the areas were still in the district's service
area as necessary to avoid an unreasonable interruption of junior
college services in the areas.
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.