SB2927 - Relating to a contract regarding the operation of a school district campus.

      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.