By:  Grusendorf (Senate Sponsor - West)                           H.B. No. 1826
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2005; 
May 16, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Education; May 23, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 23, 2005, sent to printer.)


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.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district 
may not enter into an agreement authorizing the use of school 
district employees, property, or resources for the design, 
construction, or renovation of improvements to real property not 
owned or leased by the district.
	(b)  This section does not prohibit the board of trustees of 
a school district from entering into an agreement with another 
governmental entity for the construction or renovation of 
improvements to real property if the improvements are used:
		(1)  by the district for district purposes; or                         
		(2)  jointly by the district and the governmental 
entity for district purposes.
	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.



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