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Committee approves lists of nominees for School Land Board and TRS appointments to forward to governor
Summary
The committee approved two statutorily required six-person lists of nominees for School Land Board vacancies and a separate list for Teacher Retirement System trustee seats; the lists will be submitted to the governor for appointment consideration after routine vetting and consultation with the governor’s office.
The Committee on School Finance and Permanent School Fund approved lists of nominees to submit to the governor for appointments to the School Land Board and the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Board of Trustees.
John McGaty, director of governmental relations for the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation, told the committee the statute requires the State Board of Education to submit six nominees for each School Land Board position and that one nominee for each seat must be a resident of a county with fewer than 200,000 people. McGaty said the corporation performed a third-party review of candidates and that the…
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