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79R4716 SLO-D

By:  Lindsay                                                      S.B. No. 842



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of school district real property by a nonprofit 
organization.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 33.905 to read as follows:
	Sec. 33.905.  USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REAL PROPERTY BY 
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.  (a)  A school district shall, to the extent 
reasonable, accommodate an organization in making district real 
property, including school facilities and grounds, available to the 
organization for conducting activities for school-aged children if 
the district's superintendent or the superintendent's designee 
determines that:
		(1)  the organization qualifies for a tax exemption 
under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an 
organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code;
		(2)  the activities are acceptable and beneficial for 
school-aged children; and
		(3)  conducting the activities on district property 
will not disrupt district activities.
	(b)  A school district may not charge a nonprofit 
organization for use of district property to conduct activities 
under this section an amount greater than the actual cost to the 
district in making the property available.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.