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Tex. Educ. Code § 37.203 (2026)

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Sec. 37.203. BOARD.

(a) The center is advised by a board of directors composed of:

(1) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;

(2) the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;

(3) the executive director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the executive director's designee;

(4) the commissioner of the Department of State Health Services, or the commissioner's designee;

(5) the commissioner of higher education, or the commissioner's designee; and

(6) the following members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate:

(A) a juvenile court judge;

(B) a member of a school district's board of trustees;

(C) an administrator of a public primary school;

(D) an administrator of a public secondary school;

(E) a member of the state parent-teacher association;

(F) a teacher from a public primary or secondary school;

(G) a public school superintendent who is a member of the Texas Association of School Administrators;

(H) a school district police officer or a peace officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school;

(I) a professional architect who is registered in this state and a member of the Texas Society of Architects;

(J) an administrator of a public junior college; and

(K) two members of the public.

(b) Members of the board appointed under Subsection (a)(6) serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of the members described by Subsections (a)(6)(A)-(F) expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year and the terms of the members described by Subsections (a)(6)(G)-(K) expiring on February 1 of each even-numbered year. A member may serve more than one term.

(c) The board may form committees as necessary.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 780 (S.B. 11), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (S.B. 103), Sec. 4, eff. June 8, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 7.005, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 6.05, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 6.06, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 4342), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 121), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2010–2018 · leading case: Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018).
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Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018). “751(b) (referring separately to a "police officer" or "other officer with the power of arrest"); Tex. Educ. Code §§ 37.203(a)(6)(H) (referring separately to a "school district police officer" or a "peace officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school"), 51.”
Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, No. 16-0498 (Tex. Apr. 13, 2018). “751(b) (referring separately to a “police officer” or “other officer with the power of arrest”); TEX. EDUC. CODE §§ 37.203(a)(6)(H) (referring separately to a “school district police officer” or a “peace officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school”), 51.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0767 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2010). “TEx. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 37.203(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Educ. Code § 37.203(a): 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0767 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2010). “TEx. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 37.203(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Educ. Code § 37.203(a)(6)(H): 2 cases
Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018). “751(b) (referring separately to a "police officer" or "other officer with the power of arrest"); Tex. Educ. Code §§ 37.203(a)(6)(H) (referring separately to a "school district police officer" or a "peace officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school"), 51.”
Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, No. 16-0498 (Tex. Apr. 13, 2018). “751(b) (referring separately to a “police officer” or “other officer with the power of arrest”); TEX. EDUC. CODE §§ 37.203(a)(6)(H) (referring separately to a “school district police officer” or a “peace officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school”), 51.”
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