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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the receipt of financial benefits by school district |
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superintendents for services performed for business entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The superintendent of a school district may not receive |
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any financial benefit for personal services performed by the |
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superintendent for any business entity that conducts or solicits |
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business with the district. Any financial benefit received by the |
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superintendent for performing personal services for any other |
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entity, including a school district, open-enrollment charter |
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school, regional education service center, or public or private |
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institution of higher education, must be approved by the board of |
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trustees on a case-by-case basis in an open meeting. For purposes |
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of this subsection, the receipt of reimbursement for a reasonable |
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expense is not considered a financial benefit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.201(e), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract between a superintendent of a |
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school district and a business entity that is entered into on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A contract between a |
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superintendent of a school district and a business entity that is |
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entered into before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the contract is entered into, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |