85S10275 MK-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 31
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district
to create a nonvoting parent trustee position on the board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.0512 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.0512. PARENT TRUSTEE. (a) In addition to the
number of trustees of a school district as provided by Section
11.051, the board of trustees of each school district must include
as a nonvoting member a parent trustee as provided by this section.
(b) For a parent trustee under this section, the board shall
adopt a policy that establishes:
(1) the term of the parent trustee;
(2) the procedures for selecting a parent trustee,
including the method for filling a vacancy; and
(3) the procedures for removal of a parent trustee.
(c) A person is eligible to serve as a parent trustee for a
school district if the person is the parent of a student who is
currently enrolled in the school district.
(d) The board shall adopt a policy regarding parent trustee:
(1) participation, other than voting, in board
deliberations; and
(2) access to information, documents, and records,
consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.