Tex. Educ. Code § 12.1053 · Subchapter D. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL
APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to an open-enrollment charter school unless the school's charter otherwise describes procedures for purchasing and contracting and the procedures are approved by the commissioner.
(b) An open-enrollment charter school is considered to be:
(1) a governmental entity for purposes of:
(A) Subchapter D, Chapter 2252, Government Code; and
(B) Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code;
(2) a political subdivision for purposes of Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code; and
(3) a local government for purposes of Sections 2256.009-2256.016, Government Code.
(c) To the extent consistent with this section, a requirement in a law listed in this section that applies to a school district or the board of trustees of a school district applies to an open-enrollment charter school, the governing body of a charter holder, or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.12.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 2252, subch. DREAL PROPERTY HELD IN TRUSTPrinted as Subchapter D, Chapter 2252, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 2254, subch. APROFESSIONAL SERVICESPrinted as Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 2256.009AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.Printed as Sections 2256.009-2256.016, Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 2256.016AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: INVESTMENT POOLS.Printed as Sections 2256.009-2256.016, Government Code
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