Texas Education Code

§ 13.158 — LOCAL CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT

ED § 13.158Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 13. CREATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND ABOLITION OF A DISTRICT · Art. D. CONSOLIDATION

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(a)Before issuing an order for an election under Section 13.153, the boards of trustees of the districts to be consolidated may draft a local consolidation agreement to be submitted to the registered voters in each district. An agreement must set out the composition and method of election of the consolidated board of trustees. The identical agreement must be submitted to the registered voters of each district.

(b)A local consolidation agreement may provide the following:

(1)an effective date that is not more than one year after the date of the consolidation election;

(2)a schedule to elect the board of trustees of the consolidated district before or after the effective date of consolidation;

(3)that the consolidated district educate particular grades within the boundaries of a district being consolidated;

(4)that the consolidated district maintain a specific campus in operation;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.