TITLE: Relating to the method of filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of a school district.

SUMMARY: Relating to the method of filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of a school district.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the method of filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of a school district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 11.060(a) and (c), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) If a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees of an independent school district, the board or municipal governing body shall order a special election to fill the vacancy [remaining trustees may fill the vacancy by appointment until the next trustee election].(c) [Instead of filling a vacancy by appointment under Subsection (a) or (b), the board or municipal governing body may order a special election to fill the vacancy.] A special election is conducted in the same manner as the district's general election except as provided by the Election Code. SECTION 2. Section 11.060(b), Education Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.