- (a) In counties with a population of more than 150,000 pursuant to the Texas Education Code, §130.087(b), the Steering Committee shall be responsible for the circulation of a petition for authorization of an election to levy a public community/junior college branch campus maintenance tax. At a minimum, the petition shall include the maintenance tax limits that shall appear on the ballot in the event an election is authorized. For counties with a population of 150,000 or less, no petition to propose an election for a branch campus maintenance tax is required to be submitted to the Board.
- (b) The petition must incorporate all requirements as set forth in the Texas Election Code, Chapter 277.
Source Note:The provisions of this §8.96 adopted to be effective June 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 5670; amended to be effective December 26, 1999, 24 TexReg 11321.