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TX Educ Code § 11.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.056. Write-in Voting

Sec. 11.056.  WRITE-IN VOTING.  (a)  In an election for trustees of an independent school district, a write-in vote may not be counted for a person unless that person has filed a declaration of write-in candidacy with the secretary of the board of trustees in the manner provided for write-in candidates in the general election for state and county officers.(b)  A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than the deadline prescribed by Section 146.054, Election Code, for a write-in candidate in a city election.(c)  With the appropriate modifications and to the extent practicable, Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to write-in voting in an election for trustees of an independent school district.(d)  The secretary of state shall adopt the rules necessary to implement this section.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318, Sec. 51(2), eff. September 1, 2011.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 51(2), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 11.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.057. Determination of Results; Optional Majority Vote Requirement

Sec. 11.057.  DETERMINATION OF RESULTS;  OPTIONAL MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), in an independent school district in which the positions of trustees are designated by number as provided by Section 11.058 or in which the trustees are elected from single-member trustee districts as provided by Section 11.052, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each respective position voted on is elected.(b)  In a district in which the positions of trustees are not designated by number or in which the trustees are not elected from single-member trustee districts, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall fill the positions the terms of which are normally expiring.(c)  The board of trustees of an independent school district in which the positions of trustees are designated by number or in which the trustees are elected from single-member trustee districts as provided by Section 11.052 may provide by resolution, not later than the 180th day before the date of an election, that a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for a position or in a trustee district, as applicable, to be elected.  A resolution adopted under this subsection is effective until rescinded by a subsequent resolution adopted not later than the 180th day before the date of the first election to which the rescission applies.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 11.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.058. Election by Position

Sec. 11.058.  ELECTION BY POSITION.  (a)  The designation of the positions of trustees by number is or may be required only as specified by this section.(b)  The positions on the board of trustees shall be designated by number in any independent school district in which the procedure of designating and electing the trustees by number has been authorized and instituted whether under general or special law and whether by resolution of the trustees or by operation of law.(c)  The positions on the board of trustees shall be designated by number in any independent school district in which the board of trustees by resolution orders that all candidates for trustee be voted on and elected separately for positions on the board of trustees and that all candidates be designated on the official ballot according to the number of the positions for which they seek election.(d)  The resolution of the board of trustees must be made not later than the 60th day before the date of any trustee election for this section to apply.(e)  The board shall also, not later than the 60th day before the date of the election, number the positions on the board in the order in which the terms of office of the trustees expire.(f)  Once the board of trustees of an independent school district has ordered the election of trustees by numbered positions under this section, neither the board of trustees nor their successors may rescind the action.(g)  Ballots for an election to which this section applies must clearly show the position for which each person is a candidate.  The board of trustees shall arrange by lot the names of the candidates for each position.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.0581 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.0581. Joint Elections Required

Sec. 11.0581.  JOINT ELECTIONS REQUIRED.  (a)  An election for trustees of an independent school district shall be held on the same date as:(1)  the election for the members of the governing body of a municipality located in the school district;(2)  the general election for state and county officers;(3)  the election for the members of the governing body of a hospital district, if the school district:(A)  is wholly or partly located in a county with a population of less than 40,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than three million; and(B)  held its election for trustees jointly with the election for the members of the governing body of the hospital district before May 2007; or(4)  the election for the members of the governing board of a public junior college district in which the school district is wholly or partly located.(b)  Elections held on the same date as provided by Subsection (a) shall be held as a joint election under Chapter 271, Election Code.(c)  The voters of a joint election under this section shall be served by common polling places consistent with Section 271.003(b), Election Code.(d)  The board of trustees of an independent school district changing an election date to comply with this section shall adjust the terms of office of its members to conform to the new election date.(e)  The joint election agreement allocating expenses as provided by Section 271.004, Election Code, must provide that a school district is responsible only for the proportion of election expenses that corresponds to the proportion that the number of registered voters in the school district bears to the total number of registered voters in all political subdivisions participating in the joint election. This subsection applies only to a school district:(1)  that has territory located in at least four counties, each of which has a population of less than 55,000; and(2)  no part of which is located in a municipality.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 11.01, eff. May 31, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 945), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 40 (S.B. 729), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (H.B. 1871), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 2778), Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 11.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.059. Terms

Sec. 11.059.  TERMS.  (a)  A trustee of an independent school district serves a term of three or four years.(b)  Elections for trustees with three-year terms shall be held annually.  The terms of one-third of the trustees, or as near to one-third as possible, expire each year.(c)  Elections for trustees with four-year terms shall be held biennially.  The terms of one-half of the trustees, or as near to one-half as possible, expire every two years.(d)  A board policy must state the schedule on which specific terms expire.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 17 (S.B. 670), Sec. 1, eff. April 25, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 11.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.060. Vacancies

Sec. 11.060.  VACANCIES.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees of an independent school district, the remaining trustees may fill the vacancy by appointment until the next trustee election.(b)  If the board is appointed by the governing body of a municipality, a trustee appointed by the governing body to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term.(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.(d)  If more than one year remains in the term of the position vacated, the vacancy shall be filled under this section not later than the 180th day after the date the vacancy occurs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.061. Qualification and Organization of Trustees; Compensation

Sec. 11.061.  QUALIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES;  COMPENSATION.  (a)  The trustees first elected or appointed after the creation or incorporation of an independent school district shall file their official oaths with the county judge of the county in which the district or a major portion of the district is situated.  After all subsequent elections, the newly elected trustees shall file their official oaths with the president of the board of trustees.(b)  A person may not be elected trustee of an independent school district unless the person is a qualified voter.(c)  Except as provided by Section 11.062, at the first meeting after each election and qualification of trustees, the members shall organize by selecting:(1)  a president, who must be a member of the board;(2)  a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the board;  and(3)  other officers and committees the board considers necessary.(d)  The trustees serve without compensation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.062. Election of Officers in Certain School Districts

Sec. 11.062.  ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  An independent school district in which, before September 1, 1995, part of the trustees were elected from single-member trustee districts and one or more board officers were elected at large shall continue electing trustees and officers in that manner until a different method of selection is adopted by resolution of the board of trustees.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.0621 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.0621. Meetings

Sec. 11.0621.  MEETINGS.  The minutes, certified agenda, or recording, as applicable, of a regular or special meeting of the board of trustees must reflect each member's attendance at or absence from the meeting.  The minutes or tape recording of an open meeting must be accessible to the public in accordance with Section 551.022, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (H.B. 2563), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 11.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.063. Eligibility for Employment

Sec. 11.063.  ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.  A trustee of an independent school district may not accept employment with that school district until the first anniversary of the date the trustee's membership on the board ends.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.065. Applicability to Certain Districts

Sec. 11.065.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  (a)  Sections 11.052(g) and (h) and Sections 11.059(a) and (b) do not apply to the board of trustees of a school district if:(1)  the district's central administrative office is located in a county with a population of more than two million;  and(2)  the district's student enrollment is more than 125,000 and less than 200,000.(b)  Section 11.053 of this code and Section 141.001, Election Code, apply to the board of trustees of a school district described by Subsection (a).(c)  A trustee of a school district described by Subsection (a) may not serve a term that exceeds four years.(d)  Notwithstanding Chapter 171, Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular Session, 1947 (Article 2783d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to the extent consistent with this section, the board of trustees of a school district described by Subsection (a) may adopt rules necessary to govern the term, election, and residency requirements of members of the board that may be adopted under general law by any other school district.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 344, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 11.064 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(10), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 11.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions|Section 11.066. Eligibility for Service by Trustee Convicted of Certain Offenses

Sec. 11.066.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.  A person is ineligible to serve as a member of the board of trustees of a school district if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Section 43.021, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 858 (H.B. 2552), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 689 (S.B. 2283), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 11.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.151. In General

Sec. 11.151.  IN GENERAL.  (a)  The trustees of an independent school district constitute a body corporate and in the name of the district may acquire and hold real and personal property, sue and be sued, and receive bequests and donations or other moneys or funds coming legally into their hands.(b)  Except as provided by Sections 39A.201 and 39A.202, the trustees as a body corporate have the exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district.  All powers and duties not specifically delegated by statute to the agency or to the State Board of Education are reserved for the trustees, and the agency may not substitute its judgment for the lawful exercise of those powers and duties by the trustees.(c)  All rights and titles to the school property of the district, whether real or personal, shall be vested in the trustees and their successors in office.  The trustees may, in any appropriate manner, dispose of property that is no longer necessary for the operation of the school district.(d)  The trustees may adopt rules and bylaws necessary to carry out the powers and duties provided by Subsection (b).(e)  A school district may request the assistance of the attorney general on any legal matter.  The district must pay any costs associated with the assistance.(f)  For purposes of this section, a county board of education, as defined by a board of county school trustees, and office of county school superintendent in a county with a population of 2.2 million or more and that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 800,000 are included within the definition of a school district and subject to the oversight of the agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 11.1514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.1514. Social Security Numbers

Sec. 11.1514.  SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.  The board of trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy prohibiting the use of the social security number of an employee of the district as an employee identifier other than for tax purposes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (H.B. 2961), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 11.1515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.1515. Oversight of Academic Achievement

Sec. 11.1515.  OVERSIGHT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.  The board of trustees of an independent school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall provide oversight regarding student academic achievement and strategic leadership for maximizing student performance.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 11.1516 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.1516. District Data on Academic Achievement

Sec. 11.1516.  DISTRICT DATA ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.  (a)  On request by the board of trustees of an independent school district, the agency shall create an Internet website that members of the board may use to review campus and district academic achievement data.  The website must also be made available to campuses in a similar manner that access is provided to the board.(b)  The Internet website must:(1)  include district information, disaggregated by campus, grade, sex, race, academic quarter or semester, as applicable, and school year, regarding the following:(A)  student academic achievement and growth;(B)  teacher and student attendance; and(C)  student discipline records; and(2)  be updated at least once each quarter of the school year.(c)  The commissioner shall provide information that permits a board member to compare the district's academic performance with the academic performance of other districts of similar size and racial and economic demographics.(d)  A district must provide requested information to the commissioner for the creation of an Internet website under this section.(e)  Confidential information received by the commissioner under this section from a district remains confidential.  The commissioner shall design the Internet website to ensure that:(1)  public information is made available to the public; and (2)  information submitted by districts noted as confidential is not made available to the public.(f)  A request for public information under this section shall be submitted to the district that provides the agency with the information.  The agency may not release information submitted by a district that is noted as confidential information.(g)  The agency may contract with a private entity as necessary to implement this section.(h)  The commissioner may adopt rules for the implementation of this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 11.1518 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.1518. Trustee Information Posted on Website

Sec. 11.1518.  TRUSTEE INFORMATION POSTED ON WEBSITE.  (a)  Each school district that maintains an Internet website shall post on the website the name, e-mail address, and term of office, including the date the term began and the date the term expires, of each member of the district's board of trustees.(b)  If a school district does not maintain an Internet website, the district shall submit the information required by Subsection (a) to the agency.  On receipt of the district's information, the agency shall post the information on the agency's Internet website.(c)  Each time there is a change in the membership of a school district's board of trustees, the district shall update the information required under Subsection (a) and, as applicable:(1)  post the updated information on the district's Internet website; or(2)  submit the updated information to the agency for posting on the agency's Internet website in accordance with Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 963), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 11.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.152. Taxes; Bonds

Sec. 11.152.  TAXES;  BONDS.  The trustees of an independent school district may levy and collect taxes and issue bonds in compliance with Chapter 45.  If a specific rate of tax is not adopted at an election authorizing a tax, the trustees shall determine the rate of tax to be levied within the limit voted and specified by law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|