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H.B. No. 3629 AN ACT relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving 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 11.055, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate for a position on the board of trustees of a school district must include a statement that the candidate is aware that a person is not eligible to serve as a trustee of an independent school district if the person is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. SECTION 2. Section 11.061, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) A person is not eligible to serve as a trustee of an independent school district if the person is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. SECTION 3. The change in law made by Section 11.061(b-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies only to the eligibility of a person to serve on the board of trustees of an independent school district: (1) for a term that begins on or after the effective date of this Act; or (2) to fill a vacancy that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3629 was passed by the House on May 15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 3 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3629 was passed by the Senate on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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