85R1556 MEW-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 1138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to allowing a member of the board of trustees of an
independent school district to visit school campuses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.172 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.172. CAMPUS VISIT BY BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER. A
member of the board of trustees of an independent school district
may visit any campus in the school district for observation without
requesting or obtaining permission from any school district
administrator or employee before the visit.
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, 2017.