{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.034","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.034","heading":"TERMS; VACANCY.","body":"(a) The board members appointed by the governor hold office for staggered terms of six years with the terms of one-third of the members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. A member appointed by the commissioner of education or the commissioner of higher education serves at the will of the appointing commissioner.\n(b) In the event of a vacancy during a term of a member appointed by the governor, the governor shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications of the vacated office to fill the unexpired portion of the term.\n(c) A vacancy arises if a member appointed by the governor no longer qualifies for the office to which the member was appointed.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.034","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"6d6be34f2fbc9f7ca1192ae32696a61a49d21a6a506dea86d588bbcad289436a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}