Tex. Educ. Code § 11.157 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district may contract with a public or private entity for that entity to provide educational services for the district.
(b) A school district under contract with an open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or campus program during the 2017-2018 school year and under any renewal of that contract during the 2018-2019 school year is eligible to receive funding under former Section 42.2511 for each student or the portion of each student's school day under the direction of the open-enrollment charter school. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, a school district is eligible to receive funding under Section 48.252 on the renewal of a contract described by this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to determine the portion of funding a school district is entitled to under this subsection.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (S.B. 2117), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 5.002, eff. September 1, 2021.
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