By: Noble H.B. No. 2285
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain independent school districts
to change the terms for members of the districts' board of trustees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.059, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
(e) Not later than December 31, 2023, the board of trustees
may adopt a resolution changing the length of the terms of its
trustees. 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.
(f) A resolution under Subsection (e) may only be adopted by
a board of trustees of an independent school district:
(1) with a central administrative office located in a
county with a population of more than 1 million but less than 1.25
million; and
(2) in which a municipality with a population of 4,500
or less is located.
(g) Subsections (e) and (f) and this subsection expire
January 1, 2029.
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, 2023.