{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-7.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 7.103","heading":"ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) A person is not eligible for election to or service on the board if the person holds an office with this state or any political subdivision of this state.\n(b) A person may not be elected from or serve in a district who is not a bona fide resident of the district with one year's continuous residence before election. A person is not eligible for election to or service on the board unless the person is a qualified voter of the district in which the person resides and is at least 26 years of age.\n(c) A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, by virtue of the person's activities for compensation in or on behalf of a profession, business, or association related to the operation of the board, may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE","CHAPTER 7. STATE ORGANIZATION","SUBCHAPTER D. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.7.htm#7.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"94cf1d642761e0b1133097cdbbeff37ec15e046c748dc06eb03ec519bf6b05a5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-7.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-7.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}