Bill Text: TX SB2283 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school district.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB2283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2283-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school district.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB2283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2283-Comm_Sub.html
By: Campbell | S.B. No. 2283 | |
(Dutton) | ||
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relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain | ||
offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school | ||
district. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 11.066, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 11.066. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE WHO IS | ||
CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES OR WHO PLEADS GUILTY OR NOLO | ||
CONTENDERE TO THOSE OFFENSES [ |
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serve as a member of the board of trustees of a school district if | ||
the person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo | ||
contendere to a felony or an offense under Section 43.02(b), Penal | ||
Code. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 11.066, Education Code, as amended by | ||
this Act, applies only to a member of a board of trustees of a school | ||
district who is elected or appointed on or after the effective date | ||
of this Act. A member of a board of trustees of a school district | ||
elected or appointed before the effective date of this Act | ||
continues to serve for the term to which the member was elected or | ||
appointed unless otherwise removed as provided by law. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |