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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College › Section 130.017. Petition and Election to Divest School Board of Authority

Sec. 130.017.  PETITION AND ELECTION TO DIVEST SCHOOL BOARD OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  On a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the independent school district or city school district, the board of trustees within 30 days shall call an election after the petition has been duly presented on the proposition of whether the school board of trustees shall be divested of its authority as governing board of such junior college district.
(b)  At the election called under Subsection (a) of this section, the board of trustees shall also include a separate proposition on whether the junior college district may levy ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The board of trustees shall, within 30 days after the official canvass of the election, appoint for the junior college district a separate board of trustees as provided by this code to serve as the governing board of the junior college district if the majority of the votes in the election under this section are cast in favor of both propositions.  If a majority of the votes in the election are cast against either proposition, the board may not divest its authority as the governing board of the junior college district unless both propositions are approved at a subsequent election.  A subsequent election on the propositions may not be held before the first anniversary of the election date.
(d)  The separate governing board of the junior college district may levy and collect taxes in accordance with Subchapter G of this chapter at the approved rate without an additional election.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2997, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.017 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3284, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 284, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College › Section 130.018. Separate Board of Trustees--Terms, Etc

Sec. 130.018.  SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES--TERMS, ETC.  In the event a separate board of trustees for the junior college district is appointed under either procedure set out in Section 130.016 or Section 130.017 of this code, the board of trustees, consisting of nine members, shall be organized and constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 130.082 of this code, and be governed by the provisions thereof.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2998, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.018 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3285, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College › Section 130.019. Separate Board of Trustees; Ad Valorem Taxes

Sec. 130.019.  SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES;  AD VALOREM TAXES.  A board of trustees of an independent school district or city school district that has the management, control, and operation of a junior college district may not divest itself of that management, control, and operation of the junior college district under Section 130.016 of this code or have the management, control, and operation of the junior college district divested under Section 130.017 of this code, unless the junior college district has the authority to levy ad valorem taxes for the maintenance of the junior college district or acquires that authority at an election held under Section 130.017.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 284, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.031. Establishment of Union, County, or Joint-County Junior College

Sec. 130.031.  ESTABLISHMENT OF UNION, COUNTY, OR JOINT-COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE.  The following types of junior colleges may be established in the following units:
(1)  a union junior college district may be established by two or more contiguous independent school districts or two or more contiguous common school districts or a combination composed of one or more independent school districts with one or more common school districts of contiguous territory meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code;
(2)  a county junior college district may be established by any county meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code;  and
(3)  a joint-county junior college district may be established by any combination of contiguous counties in the state meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2998, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.031 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3285, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.0312. Validation of Certain Acts and Proceedings

Sec. 130.0312.  VALIDATION OF CERTAIN ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  All governmental acts and proceedings of South Texas Community College not excepted from the application of this section by another provision of this section that were taken before March 1, 1997, are validated as of the dates on which they occurred.
(b)  This section does not validate any governmental act or proceeding that, under the statutes of this state in effect at the time the act or proceeding occurred, constituted an offense punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.
(c)  The acts and proceedings relating to the confirmation proceedings of South Texas Community College are validated as of the date of the confirmation or a good faith attempt at confirmation.  The confirmation of South Texas Community College under Section 130.0311 may not be held invalid by the fact of any procedural defects in the election proceedings or confirmation proceedings required under Section 130.0311.
(d)  All governmental acts and proceedings of the board of trustees of South Texas Community College or of an officer or employee of the college during the transfer of the property or obligations from the McAllen extension center of the Texas State Technical College System to South Texas Community College and each act or proceeding taken or conducted since the confirmation of South Texas Community College are validated as of the dates on which they occurred.
(e)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the effective date of this section:
(1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction;  or
(2)  has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 247, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.032. Restrictions

Sec. 130.032.  RESTRICTIONS.  In order for any territorial unit set out in Sections 130.011 and 130.031 of this code to establish the applicable type of junior college, the proposed district must have a taxable property valuation of not less than $2.5 billion in the next preceding year and a total scholastic population of not less than 15,000 in the next preceding school year.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2998, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.032 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3285, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.033. Petition to Establish

Sec. 130.033.  PETITION TO ESTABLISH.  (a)  Whenever it is proposed to establish a junior college of any type specified in Section 130.031 of this code a petition praying for an election therefor shall be presented in the applicable manner as prescribed in Subsections (b)-(d) of this section.
(b)  In the case of a union junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of each of the school districts within the territory of the proposed junior college district and shall be presented to the county school board or county school boards of the respective counties if the territory encompasses more than one county;  but if there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county or counties involved.
(c)  In the case of a county junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of the proposed college district and shall be presented to the county school board of the county;  but if there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county.
(d)  In case of a joint-county junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of each of the proposed counties and shall be presented to the respective county school boards of the counties to be included in the proposed district;  in case there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county or counties involved.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2999, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.033 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3286, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 87, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.034. Tax Levy

Sec. 130.034.  TAX LEVY.  Any petition authorized by Sections 130.011 and 130.033 of this code shall also incorporate therein a request for the proper authorities, in the event an election is ordered for the creation of such district, to submit at the same election the questions of issuing bonds and levying bond taxes, and levying maintenance taxes, in the event the district is created, not to exceed the limits provided in Section 130.122 of this code.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2999, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.034 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3286, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.035. Legality of Petition

Sec. 130.035.  LEGALITY OF PETITION.  It shall be the duty of the county school board or boards or the commissioners court or courts petitioned in compliance with Section 130.033 of this code to:
(1)  pass upon the legality of the petition and the genuineness of the same;  and
(2)  forward the petition, so approved, to the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2999, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.035 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3286, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.036. Order to Establish

Sec. 130.036.  ORDER TO ESTABLISH.  It shall be the duty of the coordinating board, with the advice of the commissioner of higher education to determine whether or not the conditions set forth in the preceding sections of this chapter have been complied with, and also whether, considering the geographic location of colleges already established, it is feasible and desirable to establish a junior college district.  In the exercise of this authority the board shall develop and publish criteria to be used as a basis for determining the need for a public junior college in the proposed district.  The board shall determine whether programs in a proposed institution would create unnecessary duplication or seriously harm programs in existing community college districts.  It shall be the duty of the coordinating board in making its decision to consider the needs and the welfare of the state as a whole, as well as the welfare of the community involved.  The decision of the coordinating board shall be transmitted through the commissioner of higher education to the county school board or boards or the commissioners court or courts, as the case may be, along with the order of the coordinating board authorizing further procedure in the establishment of the junior college district.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2999, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.036 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3287, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.037. Calling Election; Submission of Questions

Sec. 130.037.  CALLING ELECTION;  SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS.  If the coordinating board approves the establishment of the junior college district, it shall then be the duty of the commissioners court or courts to enter an order for an election to be held in the proposed territory at the next authorized election date as provided in Article 2.01b of the Election Code, to determine whether or not such junior college district be created and formed and to submit the questions of issuing bonds and levying bond taxes, and levying maintenance taxes, in the event the district is created.  The order shall contain a description of the metes and bounds of the junior college district to be formed and fix the date of the election.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3000, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.037 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3287, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.038. Election

Sec. 130.038.  ELECTION.  A majority of the electors in the proposed district, voting in the election, shall determine the question of creation of the junior college district submitted in the order, the election of the original trustees, and the questions of issuing bonds and levying taxes.  A majority of the electors voting in such election shall determine such questions submitted in the order.  In the case of a joint-county junior college district, or a union junior college district, the election shall, by mutual agreement of the court or courts, be held on the same day throughout the proposed district.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3000, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.038 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3287, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.039. Election Returns, Canvass, and Result

Sec. 130.039.  ELECTION RETURNS, CANVASS, AND RESULT.  (a)  The commissioners court or courts within 10 days after holding of an election shall make a canvass of the returns and declare the results of the election.
(b)  The court or courts shall enter an order on the minutes of the court or courts as to the results.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3000, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.039 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3287, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.040. Board of Trustees: Union, County, or Joint-County Junior College

Sec. 130.040.  BOARD OF TRUSTEES:  UNION, COUNTY, OR JOINT-COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE.  A union junior college, a county junior college, or a joint-county junior college shall be governed, administered, and controlled by and under the direction of a board of trustees of seven members unless the number of members is increased as authorized by Section 130.082(d).
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3000, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.040 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3288, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.041. Election of Trustees of Union, County, and Joint-County Junior College

Sec. 130.041.  ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF UNION, COUNTY, AND JOINT-COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE.  The original trustees of a union or a county junior college shall be elected at large from the junior college district by the qualified voters of the district under the rules and regulations provided for in Section 130.042 of this code.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3000, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.041 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3288, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.042. Original Board

Sec. 130.042.  ORIGINAL BOARD.  (a)  The original trustees shall be elected at the same election at which the creation of the district is determined.
(b)  Any candidate desiring to be voted upon as a first trustee shall present a petition to the commissioners court or courts within three days before the order authorizing the election is issued by the commissioners court or courts, and shall accompany his petition with a petition signed by not less than two percent of the qualified voters in the district, requesting that his name be placed on the ticket as a candidate for trustee.
(c)  The seven candidates for junior college trustee receiving the highest number of votes at the election shall be declared trustees of the district.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3001, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.042 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3288, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges › Section 130.043. Organization

Sec. 130.043.  ORGANIZATION.  After the election of the original trustees, the board of trustees shall be organized and constituted, pursuant to the provisions of Section 130.082 of this code and be governed by the provisions thereof.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3001, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.043 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3288, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.061. Extension of Boundaries of a Junior College District Coextensive With an Independent School District

Sec. 130.061.  EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES OF A JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT COEXTENSIVE WITH AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.  The district boundaries of an independent school district junior college shall automatically be extended so that the boundary lines of the two districts, independent school district and junior college district, shall remain identical when:
(1)  the junior college district was created with the same boundary lines as an independent school district;
(2)  the boundaries of the independent school district are extended by consolidation, attachment of territory, or otherwise;  and
(3)  the board of trustees of the independent school district is also the governing board of the junior college.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3001, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.061 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3289, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.062. Enlarged District: Creation; Resolution; Order

Sec. 130.062.  ENLARGED DISTRICT:  CREATION;  RESOLUTION;  ORDER.  (a)  If the creation of the junior college district and the extension of the boundaries of the independent school district both occurred prior to March 17, 1950, the added territory of the independent school district may be brought into the junior college district in the manner prescribed by this section.
(b)  A petition requesting that such territory be added to the junior college district signed by a majority of the registered voters of the territory may be presented to the governing board of the junior college district.
(c)  The board shall determine whether the petition is signed by the required majority and if such determination is affirmative and if the board shall also determine that the facilities of the junior college district may be extended to cover adequately the scholastics of the added territory, the board shall pass an order admitting such territory.  The order shall describe by metes and bounds the junior college district as extended;  and a copy of the order shall be filed with the county superintendent.  Thereafter, the territory shall be a part of the junior college district for all intents and purposes.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3001, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.062 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3289, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 88, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.063. Extension of Junior College District Boundaries

Sec. 130.063.  EXTENSION OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), territory may be annexed to a junior college district by contract under Section 130.064 or election under Section 130.065, if the territory:
(1)  is contiguous to the annexing junior college district; or
(2)  is located in the service area of the annexing district established under Subchapter J.
(b)  Territory may be annexed to a junior college district as provided by this section only if the territory is located wholly within a single school district, county, or municipality.  This subsection does not prohibit a junior college district from conducting annexation elections or other annexation procedures for more than one territory at the same time.
(c)  A junior college district may not annex territory under this section that is included in the boundaries of another junior college district.
(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a junior college district may not annex territory under this section if a campus of the Texas State Technical College System is located:
(1)  within the county in which the territory is located; and
(2)  outside the junior college district.
(e)  This section does not prevent a junior college district from annexing territory located in Brown County, Comal County, Denton County, Guadalupe County, or Williamson County.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3002, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.063 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3290, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3056, ch. 802, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1397, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 3332), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (H.B. 3287), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.064. Annexation by Contract

Sec. 130.064.  ANNEXATION BY CONTRACT.  If the annexation is by contract, a petition shall be presented to the governing board of any junior college district, executed by all property owners of all property situated in the territory proposed for annexation.  The petition shall contain a legally sufficient description of the territory proposed for annexation.  The governing board of the junior college district, if it deems the annexation to be in the best interest of the district, may effect the annexation by:
(1)  entering its order authorizing the annexation of the territory by contract;  and
(2)  then entering into a written agreement duly executed and acknowledged by all persons, corporations, and entities owning property within the territory.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3002, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.064 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3290, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.066. Automatic Annexation of Certain Territory

Sec. 130.066.  AUTOMATIC ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.  If the junior college district annexes territory under this subchapter comprising all of a municipality or school district, the governing board by order may annex for junior college purposes any territory later annexed by or added to the municipality or school district.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3291, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1397, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.067. Annexation of County-Line School District for Junior College Purposes

Sec. 130.067.  ANNEXATION OF COUNTY-LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE PURPOSES.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "County-line school district" means any type of public school district created or organized under general or special law that includes within its boundaries territory that is located in two or more counties of Texas.
(2)  "County or joint-county junior college district" means a junior college district that was originally created and organized with the same boundaries as a county or as a group of contiguous counties and that included all of the territory in the county or group of counties and did not include a part of any county without including the entire territory of the county.
(b)  A part of a county-line school district that is contiguous to but not included within the boundaries of a county or joint-county junior college district may be annexed to the junior college district for junior college purposes only either by election as provided by Section 130.065 or by order entered pursuant to a petition requesting annexation of the territory as provided by this section.
(c)  The county or joint-county junior college district as originally created and organized must have included in its boundaries a part of the county-line school district, and the part of the county-line school district to be annexed may not be included in any other junior college district.
(d)  On presentation of a petition, signed by a number of registered voters residing in the part of a county-line school district requesting annexation equal to at least a majority of the registered voters residing in that territory as of the most recent general election for state and county officers to the county judge of the county in which the territory requested to be annexed is located, together with a certified copy of an order by the governing board of the junior college district approving the proposed annexation to the junior college district for junior college purposes only, the county judge shall certify the filing of the petition and order to the commissioners court.  The court at its next meeting shall pass an order declaring the territory annexed to the junior college district.
(e)  Territory may be annexed by petition under this section only if the territory is located wholly within a single county.  For territory located in more than one county, a separate petition requesting the annexation of the territory is required for each county.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3003, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.066 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3292, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.068. Extending Boundaries of Junior College District in District's Service Area

Sec. 130.068.  EXTENDING BOUNDARIES OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT IN DISTRICT'S SERVICE AREA.  (a)  The governing board of a junior college district may order an election on the question of establishing expanded boundaries for the junior college district to encompass all of the territory located within the district's service area established by Subchapter J, other than territory located in the service area of another junior college district, if more than 35 percent of the total number of students who enrolled in the junior college district in the most recent academic year resided outside of the existing junior college district.
(b)  The governing board of a junior college district may order an election on the question of establishing expanded boundaries for the junior college district to encompass part of the territory located within the district's service area established by Subchapter J, other than territory located in the service area of another junior college district, if more than 15 percent of the high school graduates for each of the preceding five academic years in the territory proposed to be added to the district have enrolled in the junior college district.
(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, Section 130.065 applies to an action taken under this section, including the provisions of Section 130.065 requiring a petition to be submitted before an election may be called.
(d)  A junior college district may not adopt new boundaries for the district under this section that extend within the service area of another junior college district.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3004, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.067 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3292, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter D. Changes in District Boundaries › Section 130.069. Disannexation of Overlapped Territory

Sec. 130.069.  DISANNEXATION OF OVERLAPPED TERRITORY.  (a)  All junior college districts whose boundaries have or may hereafter become established so that they include territory which prior to such establishment lay, and shall continue to lie, within the boundaries of another junior college district shall have the power to disannex such overlapped territory.
(b)  Upon certification by the governing board of such a junior college district to the county board of school trustees of the county in which its college is located that such an overlapping condition exists, the county board may by resolution disannex the overlapped territory from the district, describing such territory by metes and bounds.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3003, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.068 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3293, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.081. Governing Board of Junior College of Independent School District

Sec. 130.081.  GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.  In each junior college district which is controlled and managed by, and under the jurisdiction of, the governing board of an independent school district or a city school district, such governing board shall be constituted and chosen in accordance with the laws of this state applicable to the governing board of such independent school district or city school district.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3004, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.071 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3293, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0823. Election by Position in Certain Districts

Sec. 130.0823.  ELECTION BY POSITION IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  (a)  This section applies to a junior college that elects a governing board of seven members, with four members elected from respective commissioner precincts and three members elected at large.
(b)  The governing board of the junior college may order that the board members elected at large be elected instead by position.  The order must be entered not later than the 120th day before the first election of a trustee by position.
(c)  The board may provide for trustees holding office on the date of the initial election of trustees by position to serve the remainder of their terms and to represent a position for that term.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0824. Governing Board of Texarkana College District

Sec. 130.0824.  GOVERNING BOARD OF TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the governing board of the Texarkana College District may by resolution or order of the board decrease the number of board members from nine to seven, with four members elected from respective commissioner precincts and three members elected at large.
(b)  A resolution or order of the governing board under this section must establish transition terms of office to conform to elections held in even-numbered years and staggered six-year terms, with the initial board terms of three members expiring in 2014, of two members expiring in 2016, and of two members expiring in 2018.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1855), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0825. Write-in Voting in Election for Members of Governing Body

Sec. 130.0825.  WRITE-IN VOTING IN ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY.  (a)  In a general or special election for members of the governing body of a junior college district, a write-in vote may not be counted for a person unless the 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)  Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to write-in voting in an election for members of the governing body except to the extent of a conflict with this section.
(d)  The secretary of state shall adopt 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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1343, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 666, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 51(2), eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0826. Option to Continue in Office Following Redistricting

Sec. 130.0826.  OPTION TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOLLOWING REDISTRICTING.  (a)  The board of trustees of any junior college district that elects some or all of its members from single-member districts and in which the trustees serve staggered terms may provide for the trustees in office at the first election after the junior college district is redistricted to serve for the remainder of their terms in accordance with this section.
(b)  If the board of trustees provides for the trustees in office to serve for the remainder of their terms in accordance with this section, the trustee districts established by the redistricting plan shall be filled as the staggered terms of trustees in office expire.  When the board of trustees adopts a redistricting plan, the board shall determine from which new trustee district the position of each trustee in office will be filled as it becomes vacant.
(c)  This section does not authorize a trustee of a junior college district to continue in office after a redistricting plan takes effect if the member no longer resides in the district from which the trustee was elected.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 89, Sec. 3, eff. May 11, 2001.
For contingent expiration of this  section, see Subsection (e).
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0828. Additional Trustees for Weatherford Junior College District

Sec. 130.0828.  ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES FOR WEATHERFORD JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, in addition to the members of the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District elected or appointed under other provisions of this subchapter, the commissioners court of each county in which a branch campus of the district is located and that imposed a branch campus maintenance tax under Section 130.253 on September 1, 2017, shall appoint one member to serve on the district's board of trustees.
(b)  Members of the board of trustees appointed under this section serve two-year terms and may be appointed to serve successive terms.  The commissioners court shall appoint initial members to serve a term beginning December 1, 2017.
(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a member of the board of trustees appointed under this section may participate in the decision-making of the board to the same extent as any other member of the board, including by voting on any budget that affects the entire district.
(d)  A member of the board of trustees appointed under this section:
(1)  may not participate in the decision-making of the board in matters related to:
(A)  the imposition of a tax; or
(B)  an issue that only affects a campus located in the junior college district;
(2)  is not counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present for the purpose of Subdivision (1); and
(3)  may not serve as an officer of the board of trustees.
(e)  Unless this section is continued in effect by the legislature, this section expires on December 1, 2027.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.08285. Governing Board of Trinity Valley Community College District

Sec. 130.08285.  GOVERNING BOARD OF TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District may by resolution or order of the governing board increase the number of board members to 11.
(b)  A resolution or order of the governing board under this section must:
(1)  establish transition terms of office to conform to elections held in even-numbered years and staggered six-year terms; and
(2)  require the initial board members to draw lots to determine the members' terms, with:
(A)  five members serving terms of two years;
(B)  three members serving terms of four years; and
(C)  three members serving terms of six years.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 286), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 130.0828 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(8), eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0829. Governing Board of Paris Junior College District

Sec. 130.0829.  GOVERNING BOARD OF PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the governing board of the Paris Junior College District may provide by resolution or order of the board for the election of nine board members as follows:
(1)  eight members elected from respective commissioner precincts and evenly allocated among those precincts; and
(2)  one member elected at large.
(b)  A resolution or order of the governing board under Subsection (a) must establish transition terms of office to conform to elections held in even-numbered years and staggered six-year terms.
(c)  Notwithstanding Section 41.0052, Election Code, the governing board of the Paris Junior College District by resolution or order of the board may change the date on which the district holds its general election for board members to the November uniform election date.  The governing board shall adjust the terms of office to conform to a change made to the election date under this subsection.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 4276), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.084. Powers and Duties

Sec. 130.084.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The governing board of a junior college district shall be governed in the establishment, management, and control of a public junior college in the district by the general law governing the establishment, management, and control of independent school districts insofar as the general law is applicable.
(b)  The governing board of a junior college district may set and collect with respect to a public junior college in the district any amount of tuition, rentals, rates, charges, or fees the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the college, except that a tuition rate set under this subsection must satisfy the requirements of Section 54.051(n).  The governing board may set a different tuition rate for each program, course, or course level offered by the college, including a program, course, or course level to which a provision of Section 54.051 applies, as the governing board considers appropriate to reflect course costs or to promote efficiency or another rational purpose.
Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 3007, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.073 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3298, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 805 (S.B. 532), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0845. Removal of Trustee for Nonattendance of Board Meetings

Sec. 130.0845.  REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE FOR NONATTENDANCE OF BOARD MEETINGS.  (a)  It is a ground for removal of a member of the board of trustees of a junior college district that the member is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, not counting an absence for which the member is excused by a majority vote of the board.
(b)  The validity of an action of the board of trustees is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board exists.
(c)  A member of a board of trustees may be removed for a ground provided by this section, using the procedures provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for removing a county official.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 673 (S.B. 114), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 130.085.  TUITION EXEMPTION.  (a)  The board of trustees of any public junior college may exempt from payment of tuition all students who are residents of the junior college district and who are enrolled for 12 or more semester credit hours, provided that this action will allow the college to participate in and benefit from funds available as provided by Sections 1-7, Title I, 64 Stat. 1100, as amended, 20 U.S.C. Secs. 236-241-1.
(b)  This action by the board of trustees does not affect their authority under Section 130.123, nor does this section in any way supersede that section.  This action of the board does not affect the right of the college to an allocation of state appropriations under this chapter and Chapter 130A.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3355, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System › Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts › Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts › Section 130.0851. Tuition Exemption for District Employees

Sec. 130.0851.  TUITION EXEMPTION FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.  The governing board of a junior college district may exempt a district employee who enrolls in courses offered by the district from the payment of all or part of the tuition or fees charged to a student at a junior college by the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 382 (H.B. 1568), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.