Sec. 130.0828. ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES FOR WEATHERFORD JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, in addition to the members of the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District elected or appointed under other provisions of this subchapter, the commissioners court of each county in which a branch campus of the district is located and that imposed a branch campus maintenance tax under Section 130.253 on September 1, 2017, shall appoint one member to serve on the district's board of trustees.
(b) Members of the board of trustees appointed under this section serve two-year terms and may be appointed to serve successive terms. The commissioners court shall appoint initial members to serve a term beginning December 1, 2017.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a member of the board of trustees appointed under this section may participate in the decision-making of the board to the same extent as any other member of the board, including by voting on any budget that affects the entire district.
(d) A member of the board of trustees appointed under this section:
(1) may not participate in the decision-making of the board in matters related to:
(A) the imposition of a tax; or
(B) an issue that only affects a campus located in the junior college district;
(2) is not counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present for the purpose of Subdivision (1); and
(3) may not serve as an officer of the board of trustees.
(e) Unless this section is continued in effect by the legislature, this section expires on December 1, 2027.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 58 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System
Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts
Subchapter E. Boards of Trustees of Junior College Districts
Section 130.081. Governing Board of Junior College of Independent School District
Section 130.082. Governing Board of Junior College of Other Than Independent School District
Section 130.0821. Governing Board of Certain Countywide Community College Districts
Section 130.0822. Election From Single-Member Trustee Districts
Section 130.0823. Election by Position in Certain Districts
Section 130.0824. Governing Board of Texarkana College District
Section 130.0825. Write-in Voting in Election for Members of Governing Body
Section 130.0826. Option to Continue in Office Following Redistricting
Section 130.0828. Additional Trustees for Weatherford Junior College District
Section 130.08285. Governing Board of Trinity Valley Community College District
Section 130.0829. Governing Board of Paris Junior College District
Section 130.083. Governing Board in Enlarged Junior College District
Section 130.084. Powers and Duties
Section 130.0845. Removal of Trustee for Nonattendance of Board Meetings
Section 130.0851. Tuition Exemption for District Employees
Section 130.088. Board of Trustees of Certain Junior College Districts
Section 130.089. Prohibited Employment of or Contracting With Former Trustee
Section 130.090. Remedial Programs for Secondary School Students