Tex. Educ. Code § 7.112 · Subchapter D. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
REPRESENTATION OF PUBLISHER OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY FORMER MEMBER OF BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A former member of the State Board of Education who is employed by or otherwise receives compensation from a publisher of instructional materials may not, before the second anniversary of the date on which the person last served as a member of the State Board of Education:
(1) confer with a member of the board of trustees of a school district concerning instructional materials published by that publisher; or
(2) appear at a meeting of the board of trustees on behalf of the publisher.
(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Compensation" means money, a service, or another thing of value or financial benefit received in return for or in connection with a service provided.
(2) "Instructional material" and "publisher" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.002.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 6, eff. July 19, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 7, eff. July 19, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 8, eff. July 19, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.7.htm
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