Texas Education Code - Section 12.017. Determination Of Compliance With Voting Rights Act
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§ 12.017. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH VOTING RIGHTS
ACT. (a) The charter commission shall submit the proposed charter
to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall determine
whether a proposed charter contains a change in the governance of
the school district.
(b) If the secretary of state determines that a proposed
charter contains a change in the governance of the school district,
the secretary of state shall, not later than the second working day
after the date the secretary of state makes that determination,
notify the board of trustees of the school district. The board
shall submit the proposed change to the United States Department of
Justice or the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C.
Section 1973c et seq.).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 12.003 12.011 12.012 12.013 12.014 12.015 12.016 12.017 12.018 12.019 12.020 12.021 12.022 12.023 12.024
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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