Texas § ED.49.353 - GOVERNANCE
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§ ED.49.353. GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE. (a) Until the initial trustees elected as provided by Subsection (b) have qualified and taken office, a district consolidated under this subchapter is governed by a transitional board of trustees consisting of the board of trustees of the district having the greatest student membership on the last day of the school year preceding the consolidation plus one member of the board of trustees of each other consolidating district selected by that board. (b) The transitional board of trustees shall divide the consolidated district into nine single-member trustee districts in accordance with the procedures provided by Section 11.052 . The transitional board shall order an election for the initial board of trustees to be held on the first May uniform election date after the effective date of a consolidation order. (c) Members of the board of trustees of a consolidated district serve staggered terms of office for four years. (d) Section 13.156 applies to districts consolidated under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Subchapter H, Chapter 41 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 1.060, eff. September 1, 2019.
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