PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY ADMINISTRATORS.

(a) In this section, "administrator" means a person who has significant administrative duties relating to the operation of a school district, including the operation of a campus, program, or other subdivision of the district. The term does not include:

(1) a school district employee whose employment contract responsibilities primarily include the in-classroom instruction of students; or

(2) a trustee of a school district.

(b) An administrator may not receive any financial benefit for the performance of personal services for:

(1) any business entity that conducts or solicits business with the school district that employs the administrator;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), an education business that provides services regarding the curriculum or administration of any school district; or

(3) except as provided by Subsection (c), another school district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service center.

(c) An administrator, other than a member of a board of managers, superintendent, or assistant superintendent, may receive a financial benefit under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) if:

(1) a written contract describing the services to be performed by the administrator is provided to the board of trustees of the administrator's employing district; and

(2) the board of trustees for the administrator's employing district votes to approve the contract after determining that:

(A) the contract will not harm the district;

(B) the arrangement does not present a conflict of interest; and

(C) the services to be performed by the administrator will be performed entirely on the administrator's personal time.

(d) A contract provided to a board of trustees under Subsection (c) is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(e) An administrator who violates this section is liable to the state for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation.