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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a contract regarding the operation of a school district |
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campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsections (o) and (p) to read |
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as follows: |
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(h) A [Subject to Subsection (i), a] contract entered into |
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by the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body |
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of an open-enrollment charter school or entity for the operation of |
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a district campus as provided by Subsection (a) must: |
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(1) be executed only after the district engages in a |
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vetting process and ensures accurate projections of student |
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enrollment, average daily attendance, and associated costs to |
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minimize financial discrepancies; |
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(2) clearly state any shared service fees and include |
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a formula for any adjustment based on actual use or changes in the |
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student population; |
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(3) require that all federal money received by the |
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district for a student at the campus under the Americans with |
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Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), Title I |
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of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. |
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Section 6301 et seq.), and any other supplementary funding |
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identified in the contract is passed directly from the district to |
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the school or entity, without any deduction that is not |
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specifically authorized in the contract; and |
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(4) subject to Subsection (i), include a provision |
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addressing student eligibility for enrollment. |
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(o) For each school year for which the board of trustees of a |
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school district enters into a contract to partner with an |
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open-enrollment charter school or entity to operate a district |
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campus under Subsection (a), the district and school or entity |
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shall conduct a financial review of the partnership and reconcile |
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all payments for the operation of the partnership at the end of the |
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school year. |
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(p) The agency may: |
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(1) provide guidance to school districts, |
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open-enrollment charter schools, and entities described by |
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Subsection (a)(2) on contracts to partner to operate a district |
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campus under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) audit a partnership to operate a district campus |
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under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.174(h), Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, and Section 11.174(o), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, apply only to a contract entered into or renewed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into or renewed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the contract was entered into or renewed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |