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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public accessibility of open-enrollment charter |
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school annual financial statements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 140.006(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The presiding officer of a school district shall submit |
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a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a daily, |
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weekly, or biweekly newspaper published within the boundaries of |
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the district. If a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is not |
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published within the boundaries of the school district, the |
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financial statement shall be published in the manner provided by |
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Subsections (a) and (b). The governing body of an open-enrollment |
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charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's three |
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most recent financial statements prepared under Section 140.005 are |
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[statement is] made available in the manner provided by Chapter |
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552, Government Code, and are [is] posted continuously on the |
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school's Internet website through a clearly identifiable link that |
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appears in a prominent place on the home page of the website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |