HB 3103
AN ACT relating to certain requirements for a school district to contract
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Requires school district boards of trustees to publicly discuss and vote by record at an open meeting before entering into contracts with out-of-state open-enrollment charter schools or entities. The requirement applies specifically to charter holders or entities not located in Texas, mandating transparency in the contracting process. The new rule takes effect September 1, 2025, and will only apply to contracts initiated on or after that date.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to certain requirements for a school district to contract with an open-enrollment charter school or entity to operate a BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) Before entering into a contract as provided by this section with the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school operated by a charter holder not located in this state or with an entity not located in this state, the board of trustees of a school district must consider the contract at an open meeting and vote to enter into the contract by a record vote. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to certain requirements for a school district to contract
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