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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an independent school district to |
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contract with a municipality for the design, improvement, or |
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construction of an instructional facility, stadium, or other |
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athletic facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.168(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section |
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45.109(a-1), [or] (a-2), or (a-3), the board of trustees of a school |
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district may not enter into an agreement authorizing the use of |
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school district employees, property, or resources for the provision |
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of materials or labor for the design, construction, or renovation |
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of improvements to real property not owned or leased by the |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 45.109, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-3) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(a-3) An independent school district and a municipality, |
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located wholly or partially in the boundaries of a county in which |
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the district is located, may contract for the district to |
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contribute district resources to pay a portion of the costs of the |
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design, improvement, or construction of an instructional facility, |
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stadium, or other athletic facility owned by, on the property of, or |
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under the control of the municipality. A district may contribute |
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district resources under this subsection only if the district and |
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municipality enter into a written agreement authorizing the |
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district to use that facility. |
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(e) An agreement entered into before the construction of an |
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instructional facility, stadium, or other athletic facility, as |
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provided by Subsection (a-1), (a-2), or (a-3) does not violate |
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Section 11.169. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |