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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a school district's use of public money to pay fees or |
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dues or provide compensation to a nonprofit state association or |
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organization that engages in certain lobbying activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 45.105, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Local school funds from district taxes, tuition fees of |
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students not entitled to a free education, other local sources, and |
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state funds not designated for a specific purpose may be used for |
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the purposes listed for state and county available funds and for |
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purchasing appliances and supplies, paying insurance premiums, |
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paying janitors and other employees, buying school sites, buying, |
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building, repairing, and renting school buildings, including |
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acquiring school buildings and sites by leasing through annual |
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payments with an ultimate option to purchase, and, except as |
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provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c-1) and (c-2), for other |
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purposes necessary in the conduct of the public schools determined |
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by the board of trustees. The accounts and vouchers for county |
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districts must be approved by the county superintendent. If the |
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state available school fund in any municipality or district is |
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sufficient to maintain the schools in any year for at least eight |
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months and leave a surplus, the surplus may be spent for the |
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purposes listed in this subsection. |
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(c-2) Funds described by Subsection (c) may not be used to |
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pay fees or dues or provide compensation in any manner to a |
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nonprofit state association or organization that advocates for or |
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against or otherwise influences or attempts to influence the |
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outcome of legislation pending before the legislature on the |
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collective behalf of school boards in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.201, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.201. PURPOSE. The purpose of the tier two |
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component of the Foundation School Program is to provide each |
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school district with the opportunity to provide the basic program |
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and to supplement that program at a level of its own choice. An |
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allotment under this subchapter may be used for any legal purpose |
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other than: |
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(1) capital outlay or debt service; or |
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(2) a purpose prohibited by Section 45.105(c-1) or |
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(c-2) or another provision of this code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 45.105(c-2), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, and Section 48.201, Education Code, as amended by this |
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Act, apply only to a payment or other compensation made on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |