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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an independent school district to |
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contract with a county for the design, improvement, or construction |
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of an instructional facility or stadium or other athletic facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.168(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section |
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45.109(a-1), (a-2), [or] (a-3), or (a-4), the board of trustees of a |
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school district may not enter into an agreement authorizing the use |
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of school district employees, property, or resources for the |
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provision of materials or labor for the design, construction, or |
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renovation of improvements to real property not owned or leased by |
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the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 45.109, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-4) and amending Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-4) An independent school district and any county in which |
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any territory included in the district is located may contract for |
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the district to contribute district resources to pay a portion of |
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the costs of the design, improvement, or construction of an |
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instructional facility or stadium or other athletic facility owned |
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by, on the property of, or under the control of the county. A |
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district may contribute district resources under this subsection |
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only if the district and county enter into a written agreement |
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authorizing the district to use that facility. |
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(e) An agreement entered into before the construction of an |
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instructional facility or[,] stadium[,] or other athletic |
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facility, as provided by Subsection (a-1), (a-2), [or] (a-3), or |
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(a-4) does not violate Section 11.169. |
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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, 2017. |