85R573 SRS-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1152
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a referendum requirement before changing the name of a
school district by the district board of trustees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.160, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 11.160. CHANGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME. (a) The board
of trustees of an independent school district may not change the
name of a school district before:
(1) the district conducts a referendum election on the
issue of whether the name of the district should be changed; and
(2) a majority of the voters voting in the election
approve the change in name of the district.
(b) The referendum may be placed on the ballot at any type of
district election, including an election of district trustees, a
bond election, or a special election.
(c) If a majority of the voters approve the change in name of
the district, the board by resolution may change the name of the
[school] district.
[(b)] The board shall give notice of the change in name of
the district by sending to the commissioner a copy of the
resolution, attested by the president and secretary of the board,
and a copy of the election results.
(d) The district, under its changed name, is considered a
continuation of the district, as formerly named, for all purposes.
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.