Tex. Education Code § 11.352
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 11.352, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 11.352. GOVERNANCE OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT.
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(a) The State Board of Education shall appoint for each district established under Section 11.351 a board of three, five, or seven trustees, as determined by the State Board of Education. A trustee is not required to be a resident of the district.
(b) For each military reservation school district, the State Board of Education may appoint a board of three or five trustees. Enlisted military personnel and military officers may be appointed to the school board. A majority of the trustees appointed for the district must be civilians and all may be civilians. The trustees shall be selected from a list of persons who are qualified to serve as members of a school district board of trustees under Section 11.061 and who live on or are employed on the military reservation. A person who retires from active duty or civilian service while serving a term as a member of the board of trustees may continue to serve for the remainder of that person's term. The list shall be furnished to the board by the commanding officer of the military reservation. The trustees appointed serve terms of two years.
(c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the governance of a special-purpose district. In the absence of a rule adopted under this subsection, the laws applicable to independent school districts apply to a special-purpose district.
(b) For each military reservation school district, the State Board of Education may appoint a board of three or five trustees. Enlisted military personnel and military officers may be appointed to the school board. A majority of the trustees appointed for the district must be civilians and all may be civilians. The trustees shall be selected from a list of persons who are qualified to serve as members of a school district board of trustees under Section 11.061 and who live on or are employed on the military reservation. A person who retires from active duty or civilian service while serving a term as a member of the board of trustees may continue to serve for the remainder of that person's term. The list shall be furnished to the board by the commanding officer of the military reservation. The trustees appointed serve terms of two years.
(c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the governance of a special-purpose district. In the absence of a rule adopted under this subsection, the laws applicable to independent school districts apply to a special-purpose district.
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