RQ-0578-GA
Requestor:
Mr. Timothy A. Braaten, Executive Director
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
6330 U.S. Highway 290 East, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78723
Re: Whether the Equal Protection Clauses of the United States and Texas Constitutions permit a private association to charge reduced fees to its members for continuing education courses approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (RQ-0578-GA)
Briefs requested by May 9, 2007
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200701371
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 11, 2007
Opinion No. GA-0535
The Honorable Homero Ramirez
Webb County Attorney
Post Office Box 420268
Laredo, Texas 78042-0268
Re: Whether the trustees of an independent school district must change the terms of office of trustees from three to four years to comply with a statute requiring school districts to conduct joint elections with other political subdivisions (RQ-0538-GA)
S U M M A R Y
Section 11.0581 of the Education Code requires an independent school district to hold trustee elections as a joint election on the same uniform election date as the election for members of the governing body of a municipality located in the school district or the general election for state and county officers. If a school district with three-year trustee terms cannot comply with the election requirements stated in section 11.0581, it must change to four-year trustee terms.
Sections 11.0581 and 11.059 of the Education Code authorize the board of trustees of an independent school district to change three-year trustee terms to four-year terms. An expired subsection of section 11.059 has no force or effect.
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200701370
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 11, 2007