88R14407 MLH-F
	By: Lopez of Cameron	H.B. No. 3794

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain
	offenses to serve as a member of the board of trustees of an
	independent school district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.066, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 11.066.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED
	OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.  A person is ineligible to serve as a member of
	the board of trustees of a school district if the person has been
	convicted of a felony, [or] an offense under Section 43.021, Penal
	Code, or an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code.
	SECTION 2.  Section 11.066, Education Code, as amended by
	this Act, applies only to a member of a board of trustees of a school
	district who is elected or appointed on or after the effective date
	of this Act.  A member of a board of trustees of a school district
	elected or appointed before the effective date of this Act
	continues to serve for the term to which the member was elected or
	appointed unless otherwise removed as provided by law.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Education Code 11.066 (Education Code 11)