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HB 3570

AN ACT relating to the terms of members of a board of trustees of a

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Modifies the composition and term length for school district boards in military reservation districts. The State Board of Education can appoint a board of three or five trustees, which must include a majority of civilians but can also include active military personnel, with trustees selected from people living or working on the military reservation. Trustees will now serve three-year terms instead of two-year terms, and current board members can complete their existing two-year terms before transitioning to the new three-year term structure.

Subject Areas

Education--School Districts Education--Primary & Secondary--General EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF Military & Veterans

Bill Text

relating to the terms of members of a board of trustees of a
military reservation school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 11.352(b), Education Code, is amended to
(b)  For each military reservation school district, the
State Board of Education may appoint a board of three or five
trustees.  Enlisted military personnel and military officers may be
appointed to the school board.  A majority of the trustees appointed
for the district must be civilians and all may be civilians.  The
trustees shall be selected from a list of persons who are qualified
to serve as members of a school district board of trustees under
Section 11.061 and who live on or are employed on the military
reservation.  A person who retires from active duty or civilian
service while serving a term as a member of the board of trustees
may continue to serve for the remainder of that person's term.  The
list shall be furnished to the board by the commanding officer of
the military reservation.  The trustees appointed serve terms of
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act does not
affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of trustees
of a military reservation school district immediately before the
effective date of this Act to continue to serve for the remainder of
the member's two year term.  As the terms of members expire, the
State Board of Education shall appoint or reappoint members to
serve three year terms in accordance with Section 11.352(b),
Education Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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