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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to paperwork requirements and unfunded mandates imposed on |
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school districts and to payments under interlocal contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.060, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the requirements otherwise prescribed by |
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this section, the commissioner shall adopt policies that result in |
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a reduction of at least 10 percent in the total amount of written |
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paperwork, reports, and other information that a school district is |
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required by the agency to prepare, as determined in comparison to |
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the total amount of written paperwork, reports, and other |
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information required to be prepared by a school district during the |
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2006-2007 school year. The policies must be implemented beginning |
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not later than the 2008-2009 school year. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.012(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The requirement imposed by Subsection (a) does not apply |
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to an election of trustees of an independent school district, other |
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than an election of an independent school district that is held |
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jointly with another election in which a federal office appears on |
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the ballot, unless the independent school district receives state |
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or federal funds in an amount sufficient to pay for all costs |
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associated with providing the voting station [held before January
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1, 2008. This subsection expires January 1, 2008]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 791.011(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) An interlocal contractual payment must be in an amount |
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that fairly compensates the performing party for the services or |
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functions performed under the contract except that nothing shall |
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prohibit the local government from being reimbursed for its |
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expenses or sharing in the profits or revenues of the performing |
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party. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |