79R6302 BDH-F

By:  Grusendorf                                                   H.B. No. 1826



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of school district resources for the 
maintenance of real property not owned or leased by the district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 11.168 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.168.  USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES PROHIBITED FOR 
CERTAIN PURPOSES.  The board of trustees of a school district may 
not authorize the use of school district employees, property, or 
resources for the repair, maintenance, or construction of 
improvements to real property not owned or leased by the district.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.