By: Martinez, Reynolds H.B. No. 2664
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of an independent school district to
change the date of the general election and terms for officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.059, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Not later than December 31, 2026, the board of trustees
may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms of its
trustees until the date the November election is canvassed. The
resolution must provide for staggered terms of either three or four
years and specify the manner in which the transition from the length
of the former term to the modified term is made. The transition
must begin with the first regular election for trustees that occurs
after the board adopts the resolution, and a trustee who serves on
the date the resolution is adopted shall serve the remainder of that
term. This subsection expires January 1, 2032.
SECTION 2. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-2) The governing body of an independent school district
that holds its general election for officers on a date other than
the November uniform election date may, not later than December 31,
2026, change the date on which it holds its general election for
officers to the November uniform election date. This subsection
expires January 1, 2027.
SECTION 3. 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, 2021.