(a) For purposes of this section, commanding officer
is defined as the officer who is assigned to serve physically on the
installation or military reservation on which the military reservation
school district is located and who provides leadership for the functional
support of and contingency or emergency coordination for the military
reservation school district.
(b) In nominating trustee candidates for military reservation
school districts, the commanding officer of the military reservation
shall do the following:
(1) submit a list to the commissioner of education
with at least one nominee for each vacancy. A majority of the trustees
appointed to the school board must be civilian, and all may be civilian.
When two or more vacancies occur simultaneously, a list of at least
one nominee for each vacancy shall be submitted. In cases when the
commanding officer wishes to reappoint existing board members, a list
of at least one nominee for each vacancy must still be submitted.
Nominees not selected for existing vacancies may be resubmitted as
candidates for subsequent vacancies. The commanding officer may rank
in the order of preference the nominees submitted for each vacancy;
(2) submit a statement that verifies that each of the
nominees is qualified under the general school laws of Texas and lives
or is employed on the military reservation;
(3) submit a copy of a current biographical vita (resume)
for each nominee, with a signature by the nominee attesting truth
to the contents of the biographical vita;
(4) submit a statement from each nominee that expresses
the nominee's willingness to accept appointment and to serve in such
a capacity with full adherence to the state-established standards
on the duties and responsibilities of school board members;
(5) submit a signed statement that expresses recognition
of the powers of the board of trustees to govern and manage the operations
of the military reservation school districts;
(6) submit a signed statement regarding the governance
and management operations of the district that expresses recognition
that the role of the commanding officer of the military reservation
is limited only to the duty defined by statute in the process for
appointing members of the board of trustees; and
(7) submit a statement that the membership composition
of the entire board of trustees is in full compliance with the provisions
of the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.
(c) In nominating trustee candidates for the Boys Ranch
Independent School District (ISD), the president and chief executive
officer of the Cal Farley's Boys Ranch shall do the following:
(1) submit a name to the commissioner for each vacancy.
When two or more vacancies occur simultaneously, a name for each vacancy
shall be submitted. In cases when the president and chief executive
officer wishes to reappoint existing board members, the name of the
existing board member for each vacancy must still be submitted;
(2) submit a statement that verifies that each of the
nominees is qualified under the general school laws of Texas;
(3) submit a copy of a current biographical vita (resume)
for each of the nominees, with a signature by the nominee attesting
truth to the contents of the biographical vita;
(4) submit a statement from each of the nominees that
expresses the nominee's willingness to accept appointment and to serve
in such a capacity with full adherence to the state-established standards
on the duties and responsibilities of school board members;
(5) submit a signed statement that expresses recognition
of the powers of the board of trustees to govern and manage the operations
of the Boys Ranch ISD;
(6) submit a signed statement regarding the governance
and management operations of the district that expresses recognition
that the role of the superintendent is in full compliance with the
provisions of the TEC, §11.201; and
(7) submit a statement that the membership composition
of the entire board of trustees is in full compliance with the provisions
of the TEC, §11.352.
(d) A member of a board of trustees appointed under
the TEC, §11.352, and this section will serve a term of two years.
A member of the board of trustees, who during the period of the term
of office resigns from office or experiences a change of status that
disqualifies such member for appointment under the provisions of the
TEC, shall become ineligible to serve at the time of the change of
status. A board vacancy resulting from such resignation or disqualification
shall be filled in accordance with the procedures established under
the TEC, §11.352, and this section.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section,
a trustee of a military reservation school district appointed under
this section who retires from active duty or civilian service while
serving as a member of the board of trustees may continue to serve
for the remainder of his or her term.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §61.2 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 3705; amended to be effective December 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 11223; amended to be effective March 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 1510; amended to be effective March 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 1984; amended to be effective August 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 5992 |