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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements |
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placed on school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 140.006, Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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Sec. 140.006. PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY |
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ROAD [SCHOOL, ROAD,] OR OTHER DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (d) [Subsections (c} and (e)], the presiding officer of |
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a governing body shall submit a financial statement prepared under |
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Section 140.005 to a newspaper in each county in which the district |
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or any part of the district is located. |
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(b) If a district is located in more than one county, the |
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financial statement may be published in a newspaper that has |
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general circulation in the district. If a newspaper is not |
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published in the county, the financial statement may be published |
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in a newspaper in an adjoining county. |
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[(c) The presiding officer of a school district shall submit |
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a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a daily, |
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weekly, or biweekly newspaper published within the boundaries of |
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the district. If a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is not |
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published within the boundaries of the school district, the |
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financial statement shall be published in the manner provided by |
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Subsections (a) and (b). The governing body of an open-enrollment |
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charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's |
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financial statement is made available in the manner provided by |
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Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted continuously on the |
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school's Internet website.] |
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(c) [(d)] A statement shall be published not later than two |
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months after the date the fiscal year ends[, except that a school |
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district's statement shall be published not later than the 150th |
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day after the date the fiscal year ends and in accordance with the |
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accounting method required by the Texas Education Agency]. |
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(d) [(e)] This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a school district; |
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(2) an open-enrolment charter school; or |
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(3) an entity created under Section 52, Article III, |
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or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 140.0065, to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.0065. PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY |
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OPEN-ENROLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. The governing body of an |
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open-enrollment charter school shall take action to ensure that the |
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school's financial statement is made available in the manner |
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provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted |
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continuously on the school's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.105(c), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |