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TX Educ Code § 11.168 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.168. Use of District Resources Prohibited for Certain Purposes; Exception

Sec. 11.168.  USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; EXCEPTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 45.109(a-1), (a-2), or (a-3), the board of trustees of a school district may not enter into an agreement authorizing the use of school district employees, property, or resources for the provision of materials or labor for the design, construction, or renovation of improvements to real property not owned or leased by the district.(b)  This section does not prohibit the board of trustees of a school district from entering into an agreement for the design, construction, or renovation of improvements to real property not owned or leased by the district if the improvements benefit real property owned or leased by the district.  Benefits to real property owned or leased by the district include the design, construction, or renovation of highways, roads, streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, utilities, and drainage improvements that serve or benefit the real property owned or leased by the district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 979 (H.B. 1826), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 628), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 810), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 11.169 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.169. Electioneering Prohibited

Sec. 11.169.  ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED.  Notwithstanding any other law, the board of trustees of an independent school district may not use state or local funds or other resources of the district to electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 11.168 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(11), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 11.170 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.170. Internal Auditor

Sec. 11.170.  INTERNAL AUDITOR.  If a school district employs an internal auditor:(1)  the board of trustees shall select the internal auditor; and(2)  the internal auditor shall report directly to the board.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 2.04, eff. May 31, 2006.|
TX Educ Code § 11.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.171. School District Grievance Policy

Sec. 11.171.  SCHOOL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE POLICY.  (a)  A school district grievance policy must permit a school district employee to report a grievance against a supervisor that alleges the supervisor's violation of the law in the workplace or the supervisor's unlawful harassment of the employee to a supervisor other than the supervisor against whom the employee intends to report the grievance.(b)  A school district grievance policy must permit an employee who reports a grievance to make an audio recording of any meeting or proceeding at which the substance of a grievance that complies with the policy is investigated or discussed.  The implementation of this subsection may not result in a delay of any timeline provided by the grievance policy and does not require the district to provide equipment for the employee to make the recording.(c)  A school district grievance policy must permit an attorney or other person representing a district employee concerning a grievance reported under Subsection (a) to represent the employee through a telephone conference call, provided that the district has the equipment necessary for that type of call, at any formal grievance proceeding, hearing, or conference at which the district employee is entitled to representation according to the school district grievance policy.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 176 (H.B. 1622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (H.B. 2512), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2607), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 11.178 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.178. Prohibition Against Use of School District Resources for Hotel

Sec. 11.178.  PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCES FOR HOTEL.  (a)  In this section, "hotel" means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration.  The term includes a motel.(b)  The board of trustees of an independent school district may not impose taxes, issue bonds, use or authorize the use of school district employees, use or authorize the use of school district property, money, or other resources, or acquire property for the design, construction, renovation, or operation of a hotel.(c)  The board of trustees of an independent school district may not enter into a lease, contract, or other agreement that:(1)  obligates the board to engage in an activity prohibited by Subsection (b); or(2)  obligates the use of district employees or resources in a manner prohibited by Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (S.B. 764), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 11.179 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.179. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Certain Leased District Facilities

Sec. 11.179.  SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CERTAIN LEASED DISTRICT FACILITIES.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy allowing the consumption, possession, and sale of an alcoholic beverage at an event held at a performing arts facility owned by the district if:(1)  the facility is leased to a nonprofit organization for an event not sponsored or sanctioned by the district; and(2)  the district is located in a county:(A)  that has a population of not more than 300,000; and(B)  in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located.(b)  A lease agreement entered into as provided by Subsection (a) must require that:(1)  the event be held outside of regular school hours; and(2)  the alcoholic beverages be sold by a person who holds an appropriate retail license or permit under the Alcoholic Beverage Code for the facility.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 11.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.182. Board Improvement and Evaluation Tool

Sec. 11.182.  BOARD IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION TOOL.  (a)  The commissioner shall develop a board of trustees improvement and evaluation tool.  The evaluation tool must be research-based and designed to assist a school district in improving board oversight and academic achievement.(b)  A board of trustees may determine whether to use the evaluation tool, except as required by Section 39.102(a).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 11.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.185. Early Childhood Literacy and Mathematics Proficiency Plans

Sec. 11.185.  EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY PLANS.  (a)  The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt and post on the district's Internet website early childhood literacy and mathematics proficiency plans that set specific annual goals for the following five school years to reach quantifiable goals for student performance in reading and mathematics at each campus.(b)  Each plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:(1)  identify annual goals for students in each group evaluated under the closing the gaps domain under Section 39.053(c)(3);(2)  include annual goals for aggregate student growth on the third grade reading or mathematics assessment instrument, as applicable, administered under Section 39.023 or on an alternative assessment instrument determined by the board of trustees;(3)  provide for targeted professional development for classroom teachers in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade who are assigned to campuses that the board of trustees identifies as not meeting the plan's goals;(4)  assign at least one district-level administrator or employee of the regional education service center for the district's region to:(A)  coordinate implementation of the plan; and(B)  submit an annual report to the board of trustees on the district's progress toward the goals set under the plan; and(5)  be reviewed annually by the board of trustees at a public meeting.(c)  Each plan adopted under Subsection (a) may set separate goals for students in a bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.(d)  The professional development provided to classroom teachers under Subsection (b)(3) must, as appropriate, consider the unique needs of students in a bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.(e)  A school district shall post the annual report described by Subsection (b)(4)(B) on the district's Internet website and on the Internet website, if any, of each campus in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2.003, eff. June 12, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 11.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District|Section 11.186. College, Career, and Military Readiness Plans

Sec. 11.186.  COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS PLANS.  (a)  The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt college, career, and military readiness plans that set specific annual goals for the following five school years to reach quantifiable goals for measures of student college, career, and military readiness at each campus.(b)  Each plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:(1)  identify annual goals for students in each group evaluated under the closing the gaps domain under Section 39.053(c)(3);(2)  include annual goals for aggregate student growth on college, career, and military readiness indicators evaluated under the student achievement domain under Section 39.053(c)(1);(3)  assign at least one district-level administrator or employee of the regional education service center for the district's region to:(A)  coordinate implementation of the plan; and(B)  submit an annual report to the board of trustees on the district's progress toward the goals set under the plan; and(4)  be reviewed annually by the board of trustees at a public meeting.(c)  A school district shall post the annual report described by Subsection (b)(3)(B) on the district's Internet website and on the Internet website, if any, of each campus in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2.003, eff. June 12, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 11.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter E. Superintendents and Principals|Section 11.202. Principals

Sec. 11.202.  PRINCIPALS.  (a)  The principal of a school is the instructional leader of the school and shall be provided with adequate training and personnel assistance to assume that role.(b)  Each principal shall:(1)  except as provided by Subsection (d), approve all teacher and staff appointments for that principal's campus from a pool of applicants selected by the district or of applicants who meet the hiring requirements established by the district, based on criteria developed by the principal after informal consultation with the faculty;(2)  set specific education objectives for the principal's campus, through the planning process under Section 11.253;(3)  develop budgets for the principal's campus;(4)  assume the administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, under the supervision of the superintendent, for discipline at the campus;(5)  assign, evaluate, and promote personnel assigned to the campus;(6)  recommend to the superintendent the termination or suspension of an employee assigned to the campus or the nonrenewal of the term contract of an employee assigned to the campus;  and(7)  perform other duties assigned by the superintendent pursuant to the policy of the board of trustees.(c)  The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a policy for the selection of a campus principal that includes qualifications required for that position.(d)  The superintendent or the person designated by the superintendent has final placement authority for a teacher transferred because of enrollment shifts or program changes in the district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter F. District-Level and Site-Based Decision-Making|Section 11.254. State Responsibilities for the Planning and Decision-Making Process

Sec. 11.254.  STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.  (a)  The commissioner shall oversee the provision of training and technical support to all districts and campuses in respect to planning and site-based decision-making through one or more sources, including regional education service centers, for school board trustees, superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, and other members of school committees.(b)  The agency shall conduct an annual statewide survey of the types of district- and campus-level decision-making and planning structures that exist, the extent of involvement of various stakeholders in district- and campus-level planning and decision-making, and the perceptions of those persons of the quality and effectiveness of decisions related to their impact on student performance.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter F. District-Level and Site-Based Decision-Making|Section 11.255. Dropout Prevention Review

Sec. 11.255.  DROPOUT PREVENTION REVIEW.  (a)  Each district-level planning and decision-making committee and each campus-level planning and decision-making committee for a junior, middle, or high school campus shall analyze information related to dropout prevention, including:(1)  the results of the audit of dropout records required by Section 39.308;(2)  campus information related to graduation rates, dropout rates, high school equivalency certificate rates, and the percentage of students who remain in high school more than four years after entering grade level 9;(3)  the number of students who enter a high school equivalency certificate program and:(A)  do not complete the program;(B)  complete the program but do not take the high school equivalency examination; or(C)  complete the program and take the high school equivalency examination but do not obtain a high school equivalency certificate;(4)  for students enrolled in grade levels 9 and 10, information related to academic credit hours earned, retention rates, and placements in alternative education programs and expulsions under Chapter 37; and(5)  the results of an evaluation of each school-based dropout prevention program in the district.(b)  Each district-level planning and decision-making committee and each campus-level planning and decision-making committee shall use the information reviewed under this section in developing district or campus improvement plans under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1201, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 12, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 11.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter G. Law Applicable to Certain School Districts and County Systems|Section 11.301. Application of Former Law

Sec. 11.301.  APPLICATION OF FORMER LAW.  (a)  A school district or county system operating under former Chapter 17, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27, or 28 on May 1, 1995, may continue to operate under the applicable chapter as that chapter existed on that date and under state law generally applicable to school districts that does not conflict with that chapter.(b)  A school district operating under former Chapter 22 may incorporate and become an independent school district in the manner provided by former Subchapter F, Chapter 19, as that subchapter existed on May 1, 1995.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 11.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter G. Law Applicable to Certain School Districts and County Systems|Section 11.302. Public Information

Sec. 11.302.  PUBLIC INFORMATION.  The governing body of a school district or county system to which Section 11.301 applies shall make available to the public for inspection and copying during regular operating hours a copy of the provisions under which the district or county system operates that are specific to that type of district or county system.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 11.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter G. Law Applicable to Certain School Districts and County Systems|Section 11.303. Municipal School Districts

Sec. 11.303.  MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a school district operating under former Chapter 24 may continue to operate under that chapter as it existed on May 1, 1995, and under state law generally applicable to school districts that does not conflict with that chapter.(b)  The governing body of the municipality may participate in annual hearings or work sessions held by the board of trustees of the municipal school district on the budget and ad valorem tax rate for the coming year.(c)  The board of trustees of a municipal school district and the governing body of the municipality shall jointly hold any hearing required by law as a condition for the adoption of an annual budget and imposition of an ad valorem tax.(d)  Neither an annual budget for a municipal school district nor an ad valorem tax to be imposed for the district may be adopted without the affirmative vote of:(1)  a majority of the members of the board of trustees of the municipal school district present and voting;  and(2)  at least three-quarters of the total of the voting members of the board of trustees and the governing body of the municipality that are present and voting.(e)  If a quorum of the members of the governing body of the municipality is not present at a meeting required under Subsection (c), the board of trustees may adopt a budget or an ad valorem tax rate without regard to the requirements of Subsection (d).(f)  Notwithstanding former Section 24.06(c), as it existed on May 1, 1995, the governing body of the municipality shall adopt an ordinance providing for the levy and assessment of the tax approved pursuant to Subsection (d) or (e).(g)  After adopting an ordinance levying a tax for the municipal school district, the governing body of the municipality shall provide a certified copy of the ordinance to the district's board of trustees.(h)  This section may not be construed as authorizing the governing body of a municipality to levy a tax for the support of schools of a municipal school district without fully complying with all applicable provisions of the Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 11.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter G. Law Applicable to Certain School Districts and County Systems|Section 11.304. Write-in Voting: Common School District Board Election

Sec. 11.304.  WRITE-IN VOTING: COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION.  The procedures for write-in voting prescribed for an election for trustees of an independent school district under Section 11.056 apply to an election for trustees of a common school district operating under former Chapter 22 as that chapter existed on May 1, 1995.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (H.B. 606), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 11.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 11 - School Districts|Subchapter H. Special-Purpose School Districts|Section 11.351. Authority to Establish Special-Purpose School District

Sec. 11.351.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT.  (a)  On the recommendation of the commissioner and after consulting with the school districts involved and obtaining the approval of a majority of those districts in each affected county in which a proposed school district is located, the State Board of Education may establish a special-purpose school district for the education of students in special situations whose educational needs are not adequately met by regular school districts.  The board may impose duties or limitations on the school district as necessary for the special purpose of the district.  The board shall exercise the powers as provided by this section relating to the districts established under this section.(b)  The State Board of Education shall grant to the districts the right to share in the available school fund apportionment and other privileges as are granted to independent and common school districts.(c)  A special-purpose school district established under this section that is operated by a general academic teaching institution, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, may:(1)  in enrolling students or creating a waitlist for student enrollment, prioritize military-connected students, as that term is defined by Section 25.006(d); and(2)  enroll a student who:(A)  is a dependent of a member of the United States military;(B)  was previously enrolled in school in this state; and(C)  does not reside in this state due to a military deployment or transfer.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 4124), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|