Texas Education Code - Section 13.005. Effective Date Of Transfer
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§ 13.005. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER. (a) Except as
provided by this section or by a local consolidation agreement
under Section 13.158, the annexation of all or part of the territory
of one district to another is effective on the first July 1 that is
more than 30 days after the date of the order or ordinance
accomplishing the annexation or of the declaration of the results
of an election at which the transfer is approved.
(b) On the effective date of the transfer:
(1) students residing in the territory become
residents of the receiving district;
(2) title to property allocated to the receiving
district vests in the district;
(3) the receiving district assumes any debt allocated
to it; and
(4) the receiving district assumes jurisdiction of the
annexed territory for all other purposes.
(c) If the annexation is appealed to the commissioner and is
approved, the transfer is effective on a date set by the
commissioner that is not earlier than the 30th day after the date of
the commissioner's decision in the appeal. If the decision of the
commissioner is appealed to a district court in Travis County, the
transfer, if approved, is effective on a date set by the court.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, § 7, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 12.154 12.155 12.156 13.001 13.002 13.003 13.004 13.005 13.006 13.007 13.008 13.009 13.010 13.051 13.052
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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