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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition against use of school district resources |
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for a hotel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.178 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.178. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT |
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RESOURCES FOR HOTEL. (a) In this section, "hotel" means a |
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building in which members of the public obtain sleeping |
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accommodations for consideration. The term includes a motel. |
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(b) The board of trustees of an independent school district |
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may not impose taxes, issue bonds, use or authorize the use of |
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school district employees, use or authorize the use of school |
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district property, money, or other resources, or acquire property |
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for the design, construction, renovation, or operation of a hotel. |
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(c) The board of trustees of an independent school district |
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may not enter into a lease, contract, or other agreement that: |
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(1) obligates the board to engage in an activity |
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prohibited by Subsection (b); or |
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(2) obligates the use of district employees or |
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resources in a manner prohibited by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 11.178, Education Code, |
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as added by this Act, applies only to an agreement concerning the |
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use of school district resources for a hotel that is entered into on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. An agreement concerning |
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the use of school district resources for a hotel that is entered |
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into before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the agreement was entered into, and that law is |
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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, 2011. |