85R12782 KKA-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 2811
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the form of ballot propositions in an election seeking
authorization for the issuance of school district bonds supported
by property taxes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 45.003, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The governing board or commissioners court may not
include more than one project or category of expenditure in any
proposition submitted to authorize the issuance of bonds.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.
An election ordered before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the election was ordered.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.