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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition of employment of a member or former member |
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of the State Board of Education by an open-enrollment charter |
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school; providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.115. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT. (a) A |
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member of the State Board of Education, or a former member of the |
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State Board of Education before the second anniversary of the date |
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on which the person last served as a member, may not be employed by |
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an open-enrollment charter school or any charitable organization |
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affiliated with an open-enrollment charter school. |
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(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. |
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An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.115, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to employment that begins on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |