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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to outside employment by school district superintendents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.201 of the Education Code is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A superintendent may not receive any financial benefit |
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for personal services performed by the superintendent for any |
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business entity that conducts or solicits business with the school |
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district. Any financial benefit received by the superintendent for |
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performing personal services for any other entity must be approved |
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by the board of trustees on a case-by-case basis in an open meeting. |
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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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |