HB 4571

relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 140.006, Local Government Code, is
Sec. 140.006.  PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY
ROAD [SCHOOL, ROAD,] OR OTHER DISTRICT.  (a)  Except as provided  by
Subsection (d) [Subsections (c} and (e)], the presiding officer of
a governing body shall submit a financial statement prepared under
Section 140.005 to a newspaper in each county in which the district
or any part of the district is located.
(b)  If a district is located in more than one county, the
financial statement may be published in a newspaper that has
general circulation in the district.  If a newspaper is not
published in the county, the financial statement may be published
in a newspaper in an adjoining county.
[(c)  The presiding officer of a school district shall submit
a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a daily,
weekly, or biweekly newspaper published within the boundaries of
the district.  If a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is not
published within the boundaries of the school district, the
financial statement shall be published in the manner provided by
Subsections (a) and (b).  The governing body of an open-enrollment
charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's
financial statement is made available in the manner provided by
Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted continuously on the
(c) [(d)]  A statement shall be published not later than two
months after the date the fiscal year ends[, except that a school
district's statement shall be published not later than the 150th
day after the date the fiscal year ends and in accordance with the
accounting method required by the Texas Education Agency].
(d) [(e)]  This section does not apply to:
(2)  an open-enrolment charter school; or
(3)  an entity created under Section 52, Article III,
or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
SECTION 2.  Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 140.0065, to read as follows:
Sec. 140.0065.  PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY
OPEN-ENROLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.  The governing body of an
open-enrollment charter school shall take action to ensure that the
school's financial statement is made available in the manner
provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted
continuously on the school's Internet website.
SECTION 3.  Section 31.105(c), Education Code, is repealed.
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.