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2021 Texas Statutes
Vernon's Civil Statutes
Title 49 - Education--Public
Chapter 11 - County Schools
Article 2688h. Counties of 190,000 to 205,000; County Superintendent and Board of Trustees; Abolition of Offices; Transfer of Duties; Assistants to County Judge

Universal Citation: TX Civ Stat art 2688h (2021)
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(a) Repealed by Acts 1981, ch. 237, p. 599, ch. 237, Sec. 145, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

(b) From and after May 1, 1962, the office of the county board of school trustees and the office of county superintendent shall cease to exist in any county in this State having a population of not less than 285,000 and not more than 300,000 which has no common school district and whose county ad valorem evaluation is in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000); provided, however, that the county superintendents in such counties who have been heretofore elected or appointed to the office of county superintendent shall serve until the expiration of the term for which they were elected or appointed. The duties now performed by the board of school trustees and county superintendents in such counties shall be performed by the County Judges of such counties.

(c) The county judge may name or appoint an assistant or assistants to help perform duties formerly performed by the board of school trustees and the county superintendent, and the salary for such assistant or assistants and all necessary office expenses and travel expenses relating to the performance of duties by such assistant or assistants or the county judge shall be paid from the County Available School Fund.

Subsec. (c) added by Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2461, ch. 826, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Subsecs. (a), (b) amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1840, ch. 542, Sec. 98, eff. Sept. 1, 1971; Subsec. (c) amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 227, ch. 102, Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 1973; Subsecs. (b), (c) amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 571, ch. 237, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 158, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 188, eff. September 1, 2011.

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