Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 13.005. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER. (a) Except as provided by this section or by a local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158, the annexation of all or part of the territory of one district to another is effective on the first July 1 that is more than 30 days after t…

Sec. 13.006. TAXING AUTHORITY TRANSFER. (a) If all or part of the territory of a school district is annexed to another district, the receiving district may levy taxes at the rate established in accordance with law for the district as a whole and is not required to conduct an elec…

Sec. 13.008. DISTRICT TRUSTEE APPROVAL OF BOUNDARY CHANGES REQUIRED. Any change in the boundaries of a school district is not effective unless approved by a majority of the board of trustees of the district if the board's approval is required under this chapter. Added by Acts 199…

Sec. 13.009. APPEALS. (a) A decision of a commissioners court under this chapter may be appealed for a de novo review. (b) If this chapter requires the agreement of or action by two or more commissioners courts, and the commissioners courts fail to agree or take action within a r…

Sec. 13.010. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS TO BE FILED WITH AGENCY. (a) Each school district shall file with the agency: (1) a complete and legally sufficient description of the boundaries of the district; (2) a map of the district that: (A) is drawn to the county general highwa…

Sec. 13.051. DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY. (a) In accordance with this section, territory may be detached from a school district and annexed to another school district that is contiguous to the detached territory. A petition requesting the detachment and annexation must…

Sec. 13.052. DORMANT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) If the commissioner determines that a school district has failed to operate a school for a full school year, the commissioner shall report to each appropriate commissioners court that the district is dormant. (b) The commissioners court …

Sec. 13.053. TERRITORY NOT IN SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) All real property must be included within the limits of a school district. At any time it is determined that there is territory located in a county but not within the described limits of a school district, the commissioners court…

Sec. 13.054. ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) The commissioner by order may annex to one or more adjoining districts a school district that has been rated as academically unacceptable for a period of two years. (b) The governing board of a district to which territo…

Sec. 13.101. CREATION OF DISTRICT BY DETACHING TERRITORY FROM EXISTING DISTRICT. (a) A new school district may be created by detaching territory from an existing school district or existing contiguous school districts and establishing a new school district. (b) A school district …

Sec. 13.102. MINIMUM AREA AND ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. A new district may not be created with an area of less than nine square miles or fewer than 8,000 students in average daily attendance, and a district may not be reduced to an area of less than nine square miles or fewer than…

Sec. 13.103. INITIATION OF DETACHMENT. Creation of a new district by detachment is initiated by resolution of the board of trustees of each district from which territory is to be detached or by a petition presented to the commissioners court. A petition under this subchapter must…

Sec. 13.104. ELECTION. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioners court receives a petition under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall hold a hearing on the validity of the petition. If the commissioners court determines the petition is valid, each…

Sec. 13.105. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) If all the requirements of this subchapter are met, the commissioners court shall enter an order creating the new school district. If the new district contains territory in two or more counties, the order must be concurred in by the commissi…

Sec. 13.151. DISTRICTS THAT MAY CONSOLIDATE. (a) By the procedure provided by this subchapter, two or more school districts may consolidate into a single school district. (b) The consolidated district may include area in more than one county. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 26…

Sec. 13.152. RESOLUTION OR PETITION. Consolidation is initiated in each district proposed to be consolidated by either a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the district or a petition requesting an election on the question that is signed by the required number of regis…

Sec. 13.1521. RECEIPT OR CONSIDERATION OF PETITION REQUESTING DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION AFTER ADOPTION OF CONSOLIDATION RESOLUTIONS. If a resolution in favor of consolidation has been adopted by the board of trustees of each school district proposed to be consolidated into a part…

Sec. 13.153. ELECTION ORDER; NOTICE. (a) Each board of trustees shall: (1) issue an order for an election to be held on the same day in each district included in the proposed consolidated district; and (2) give notice of the election. (b) If no local consolidation agreement is su…

Sec. 13.154. CANVASS; RESULT. (a) Each board of trustees shall canvass the returns of the election in its district and shall publish the results separately for each district. (b) If the votes cast in all districts show a majority in each district voting in favor of the consolidat…

Sec. 13.155. STATUS; GOVERNANCE. (a) The consolidated district is an independent school district. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or by a local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158, the board of trustees of the school district having the greatest membership on th…

Sec. 13.156. TITLE TO PROPERTY; ASSUMPTION OF DEBT. Title to all property of the consolidating districts vests in the consolidated district, and the consolidated district assumes and is liable for the outstanding indebtedness of the consolidating districts. Added by Acts 1995, 74…

Sec. 13.157. DISSOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) A consolidated school district may be dissolved by the same procedure provided for consolidation, except that it is not necessary to provide polling places in each of the former districts. (b) If the district is dissol…

Sec. 13.158. LOCAL CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT. (a) Before issuing an order for an election under Section 13.153, the boards of trustees of the districts to be consolidated may draft a local consolidation agreement to be submitted to the registered voters in each district. An agreeme…

Sec. 13.159. PUBLIC INSPECTION AND HEARING. (a) A local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158 must be made available for public inspection during regular business hours at the central administration building of each district for at least 25 days before the consolidation el…

Sec. 13.201. ELIGIBILITY. An independent school district may be abolished in the manner provided by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Sec. 13.202. PETITION. Abolition of an independent school district is initiated by a petition requesting an election on the question. The petition must be signed by a majority of the board of trustees of the district to be abolished and must be presented to the county judge of ea…

Sec. 13.203. ELECTION. (a) Each county judge receiving a valid petition shall: (1) issue an order for an election to be held on the same day in each county; and (2) give notice of the election. (b) The ballot in the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the pr…

Sec. 13.204. ORDER ABOLISHING DISTRICT. (a) The commissioners court of each county shall canvass the returns of the election in its county. (b) If a majority of the total votes cast in the district favor abolishing the district, each commissioners court shall declare the results.…

Sec. 13.205. DISPOSITION OF TERRITORY; AFFAIRS OF ABOLISHED DISTRICT. (a) The property and affairs of the abolished district are governed by this section unless otherwise controlled by the manner in which the district was abolished. (b) Each commissioners court shall annex the te…

Sec. 13.231. MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS BY AGREEMENT. (a) Two contiguous school districts may adjust their common boundary by agreement if, at the time the agreement is executed: (1) no child who resides in the territory that is transferred from one jurisdiction to the other is e…

Sec. 13.281. INCENTIVE AID. (a) A school district created after August 22, 1963, through consolidation may qualify for incentive aid payments from the state. (b) A school district may not receive incentive aid payments for a period of more than 10 years. (c) Incentive aid payment…

Sec. 13.282. AMOUNT; COMPUTATION. (a) The amount of incentive aid payments may not exceed the difference between: (1) the sum of the entitlements computed under Section 48.266 that would have been paid to the districts included in the reorganized district if the districts had not…

Sec. 13.283. PAYMENTS REDUCED. The incentive aid payments shall be reduced in direct proportion to any reduction in the average daily attendance as determined under Section 48.005 of the reorganized school district for the preceding year. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, S…

Sec. 13.284. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT. To receive incentive aid payments: (1) the geographical boundaries of the proposed district must be submitted to the agency for approval; and (2) the geographical boundaries approved by the agency must be set forth in the petition for a consol…

Sec. 13.285. COST. The cost of incentive aid payments authorized by this subchapter shall be paid from the foundation school fund. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1071, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.