By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 3862
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the removal of a member of the board of trustees of an
independent school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.067 to read as follows:
Removal from Office. (a) In addition to Local Government Code
section 87.013, a member of the board of trustees of an independent
school district may be removed from office if the board of trustees,
by three-fourths majority vote, passes a resolution of censure
against the member finding that the member:
(1) intentionally misused school district funds;
(2) repeatedly refused to act in accordance with laws,
regulations, or policies of the state of Texas relating to public
school districts;
(3) repeatedly refused to act in accordance with the
policies of the school district;
(4) intentionally disclosed information regarding a
student that is confidential by law;
(5) used the member's office to attempt to influence an
employee of the school district for the benefit of a student related
to the member;
(6) failed to complete hourly training requirements as
established by the State Board of Education or by rule of the
commissioner of education;
(7) failed to rescue himself or herself during a
meeting of the board of trustees from voting on or deliberating on a
matter in which the member has an objectively identifiable conflict
of interest; or,
(8) habitually engaged in or attempted to engage in
activities relating to school district personnel or a student that
the board of trustees delegated to the superintendent of schools.
(b) The removal of a member of the board of trustees of an
independent school district under this section is subject to
chapter 87, Local Government Code.
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, 2021.