Texas Education Code - Section 11.060. Vacancies
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§ 11.060. VACANCIES. (a) If a vacancy occurs on the board
of trustees of an independent school district, the remaining
trustees may fill the vacancy by appointment until the next trustee
election.
(b) If the board is appointed by the governing body of a
municipality, a trustee appointed by the governing body to fill a
vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term.
(c) Instead of filling a vacancy by appointment under
Subsection (a) or (b), the board or municipal governing body may
order a special election to fill the vacancy. A special election is
conducted in the same manner as the district's general election
except as provided by the Election Code.
(d) If more than one year remains in the term of the position
vacated, the vacancy shall be filled under this section not later
than the 180th day after the date the vacancy occurs.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 11.054 11.055 11.056 11.057 11.058 11.0581 11.059 11.060 11.061 11.062 11.063 11.064 11.065 11.151 11.152
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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