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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the abolition of existing school districts in certain |
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counties and the creation of new school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.206 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.206. ABOLITION OF EXISTING DISTRICTS IN CERTAIN |
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COUNTIES; CREATION OF NEW DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only |
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to a school district that: |
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(1) is located in a county with a population of more |
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than two million that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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more than one million; and |
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(2) has a student enrollment of more than 150,000. |
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(b) A school district to which this section applies shall be |
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abolished and two or more districts shall be created from the |
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territory of the district. |
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(c) An election is not required for the abolition or |
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creation of a school district under this section. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |