TITLE: Relating to a contract for professional services rendered to a school district.

SUMMARY: Relating to a contract for professional services rendered to a school district.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a contract for professional services rendered to a school district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 44.031(f), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) This section does not apply to a contract for professional services rendered, including services of an architect, attorney, certified public accountant, engineer, or fiscal agent. A school district may, at its option, contract for professional services rendered by a financial consultant or a technology consultant in the manner provided by Section 2254.003, Government Code, in lieu of the methods provided by this section. This subsection may not be construed to permit the purchase by a professional services provider on behalf of a district of goods or services that would otherwise be subject to the purchase procedures required by this subchapter in a manner that violates those procedures. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.