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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by |
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school district administrators; providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.006. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY ADMINISTRATORS. (a) |
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In this section, "administrator" means a person who has significant |
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administrative duties relating to the operation of a school |
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district, including the operation of a campus, program, or other |
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subdivision of the district. The term does not include a school |
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district employee whose employment contract responsibilities |
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primarily include the in-classroom instruction of students. |
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(b) An administrator may not perform personal services or |
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receive any financial benefit for the performance of personal |
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services for: |
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(1) any business entity that conducts or solicits |
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business with the school district that employs the administrator; |
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(2) an education business that provides services |
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regarding the curriculum or administration of any school district; |
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or |
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(3) another school district, open-enrollment charter |
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school, regional education service center, or public or private |
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institution of higher education. |
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(c) An administrator who violates this section is liable to |
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the state for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each |
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violation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.201(e), Education Code, is repealed. |
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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, 2025. |