Relating to a contract regarding the operation of a school district campus.

89(R) SB 2927 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Creighton

S.B. No. 2927

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a contract regarding the operation of a school district

campus.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsections (o) and (p) to read

as follows:

(h)
A
[
Subject to Subsection (i), a
] contract entered into

by the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body

of an open-enrollment charter school
or entity
for the operation of

a district campus as provided by Subsection (a) must
:

(1)

be executed only after the district engages in a

vetting process and ensures accurate projections of student

enrollment, average daily attendance, and associated costs to

minimize financial discrepancies;

(2)

clearly state any shared service fees and include

a formula for any adjustment based on actual use or changes in the

student population;

(3)

require that all federal money received by the

district for a student at the campus under the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), Title I

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

Section 6301 et seq.), and any other supplementary funding

identified in the contract is passed directly from the district to

the school or entity, without any deduction that is not

specifically authorized in the contract; and

(4) subject to Subsection (i),
include a provision

addressing student eligibility for enrollment.

(o)

For each school year for which the board of trustees of a

school district enters into a contract to partner with an

open-enrollment charter school or entity to operate a district

campus under Subsection (a), the district and school or entity

shall conduct a financial review of the partnership and reconcile

all payments for the operation of the partnership at the end of the

school year.

(p) The agency may:

(1)

provide guidance to school districts,

open-enrollment charter schools, and entities described by

Subsection (a)(2) on contracts to partner to operate a district

campus under Subsection (a); and

(2)

audit a partnership to operate a district campus

under Subsection (a).

SECTION 2. Section 11.174(h), Education Code, as amended by

this Act, and Section 11.174(o), Education Code, as added by this

Act, apply only to a contract entered into or renewed on or after

the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into or renewed

before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in

effect on the date the contract was entered into or renewed, and the

former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.