Bill > HJR181

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to the Texas Constitution that would allow the state legislature to create laws enabling voters in an independent school district to remove a board of trustees member through a recall election. Specifically, the proposed amendment would permit the legislature to enact general, local, or special laws that would allow qualified voters in a school district to remove a board member by a majority vote in a recall election. The proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to Texas voters for approval on November 4, 2025, with ballot language explicitly describing the proposed change as an amendment "authorizing elections for the recall of a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district." If approved by voters, this amendment would provide a new mechanism for holding school board trustees accountable by giving voters a direct method to remove trustees they believe are not performing adequately through a democratic election process.

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