and to supply the foundation with 051x space and the use of other school property, assuming a school purpose is served. The question whether article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution prohibits the board from supplying
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thefbu&tionwith05ce~andtheuse-0fothasclloolpro~ dependsuponwhethtbiswouldserveapublicpurpore,appropriate totheihctionofanindependentschooldistri~whetberadequate wnsideration would flow to the public; and, whether the board would maintab stdlicient wntrols over the foundation%acdvitie to Gllt?UEthtttthCpUbliCpurpoSCiSWtUallyflC$iCVCd.
Section 171.009 of the Local Government Code pmits the tnudaofmindependent~~ldistricttosave~a~orofa private, non-profit corporation whickdoes business with the school district, provided he or she raceives no compensation or oh-r mmmemtion fix doing so. The determhation whether section 23.201 of the Education Code prohiiits the board of trustees of an i&pendeatt school district from entering into a contract with a businessatityforwhichatrustee~~onitsboardof~o~ without compensation or any othe-r remuneration reqdres the resolution of factual issues and is there&e beyond the purview of theopinionprowss.
DAN MORALES Attorney General of Texas
WILL PRYOR FtiAshtantAttomeyGeaaal
MARYKELLBR Deputy Attorney Oeneral fix Litigation
RENBAHIcK!s StateSokitor
MADELBINEB. JOHNSON Chair, Opiion Committee
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