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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.168, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. |
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The service area of the Blinn College District includes the |
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territory within: |
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(1) Washington, Burleson, Brazos, Madison, and |
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Grimes[, and Waller] counties; |
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(2) the Mumford, Hearne, and Franklin independent |
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school districts located in Robertson County; |
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(3) Austin County, other than the territory within the |
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Brazos [Wallis-Orchard] Independent School District; |
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(4) the Milano and Gause independent school districts |
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located in Milam County; |
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(5) the part of the Richards Independent School |
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District that is located in Walker and Montgomery counties; |
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(6) the part of the Bryan Independent School District |
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that is located in Robertson County; |
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(7) Fayette County, other than the territory within |
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the Smithville Independent School District; |
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(8) Lee County, other than the territory within the |
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Elgin Independent School District; and |
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(9) the part of the Lexington Independent School |
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District that is located in Bastrop, Milam, and Williamson |
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counties. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.191, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE |
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AREA. The service area of the Lone Star College System District |
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includes the territory within: |
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(1) the Aldine, Conroe, Cypress-Fairbanks, Humble, |
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New Caney, Spring, Tomball, Magnolia, Willis, Montgomery, |
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Splendora, Cleveland, Tarkington, and Klein independent school |
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districts; [and] |
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(2) the Huntsville and New Waverly independent school |
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districts in Walker County; and |
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(3) Waller County, other than the territory within the |
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Katy Independent School District. |
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SECTION 3. Section 130.211, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT |
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SERVICE AREA. The service area of the Wharton County Junior College |
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District includes the territory within: |
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(1) Wharton County; |
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(2) the Needville Independent School District in Fort |
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Bend County; |
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(3) the Brazos [Wallis-Orchard] Independent School |
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District located in Austin County; |
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(4) the Columbus and Weimar [Weimer] independent |
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school districts located in Colorado County; |
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(5) the Rice Consolidated Independent School District |
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located in Colorado County; |
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(6) the [Kendleton and] Lamar Consolidated |
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Independent School District [independent school districts] located |
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in Fort Bend County; |
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(7) the Bay City, Boling, Matagorda, Palacios, |
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Tidehaven, and Van Vleck independent school districts located in |
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Matagorda County; |
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(8) the Ganado Independent School District located in |
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Jackson County; and |
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(9) the incorporated area and extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of the City of Sugar Land located in Fort Bend County. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2015 fall semester, except that during the |
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2015-2016 academic year the Blinn Junior College District may |
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continue to treat the area removed by this Act from the district's |
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service area as if the area were still in the district's service |
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area as necessary to avoid an unreasonable interruption of junior |
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college services in the area. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |