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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the receipt of financial benefits by the superintendent |
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of a school district for certain services performed by the |
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superintendent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read |
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as follows: |
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(e) The superintendent of a school district may not receive |
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any financial benefit for personal services performed by the |
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superintendent for: |
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(1) any business entity that conducts or solicits |
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business with the district; |
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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. |
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(f) Any financial benefit received by the superintendent |
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for performing personal services for any [other] entity not |
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described by Subsection (e), including an [a school district,] |
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open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, |
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or public or private institution of higher education, must be |
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approved by the board of trustees on a case-by-case basis in an open |
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meeting. |
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(g) For purposes of Subsections (e) and (f) [this |
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subsection], the receipt of reimbursement for a reasonable expense |
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is not considered a financial benefit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.201, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a financial benefit received by the |
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superintendent of a school district on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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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. |