Education Code § 39A.208

Sec. 39A.208. EXPIRATION OF APPOINTMENT. (a) A board of managers shall, during the period of the appointment, order the election of members of the board of trustees of the school district in accordance with applicable provisions of law. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the members of the board of trustees do not assume any powers or duties after the election until the appointment of the board of managers expires. (b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), not later than the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a school district was appointed, the commissioner shall notify the board of managers and the board of trustees of the date on which the appointment of the board of managers will expire. Following each of the last three years of the period of the appointment, one-third of the members of the board of managers shall be replaced by the number of members of the board of trustees of the district who were elected at an election ordered under Subsection (a) that constitutes, as closely as possible, one-third of the membership of the board of trustees. (c) If, before the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a school district was appointed, the commissioner determines, after receiving local feedback, that insufficient progress has been made toward improving the academic or financial performance of the district, the commissioner may extend the authority of the board of managers for a period of up to two additional years. (d) On the expiration of the appointment of the board of managers, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or regulation. (e) Following the expiration of the period of appointment of a board of managers for a school district, the commissioner shall provide training in effective leadership strategies to the board of trustees of the district. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.001, eff. September 1, 2017.