Bill Text: TX HB4205 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to election information provided by a member of the board of trustees or an employee of an independent school district.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-03 - Referred to Public Education [HB4205 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB4205-Introduced.html

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85R8495 SRS-D
By: Fallon H.B. No. 4205

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to election information provided by a member of the board
of trustees or an employee of an independent school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.169, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 11.169. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b) [Notwithstanding any other law], a
member of the board of trustees or an employee of an independent
school district may not use state or local funds or other resources
of the district to electioneer for or against any candidate,
measure, or political party.
(b) A member of the board of trustees or an employee of an
independent school district may use public resources, including a
public e-mail address or telephone number, to provide information
about:
(1) polling locations; and
(2) exact ballot proposition language.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.