88R639 TJB-D
By: Paxton S.B. No. 425
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a school district's use of public money to pay fees or
dues or provide compensation to a nonprofit state association or
organization that engages in certain lobbying activities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 45.105, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as
follows:
(c) Local school funds from district taxes, tuition fees of
students not entitled to a free education, other local sources, and
state funds not designated for a specific purpose may be used for
the purposes listed for state and county available funds and for
purchasing appliances and supplies, paying insurance premiums,
paying janitors and other employees, buying school sites, buying,
building, repairing, and renting school buildings, including
acquiring school buildings and sites by leasing through annual
payments with an ultimate option to purchase, and, except as
provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c-1) and (c-2), for other
purposes necessary in the conduct of the public schools determined
by the board of trustees. The accounts and vouchers for county
districts must be approved by the county superintendent. If the
state available school fund in any municipality or district is
sufficient to maintain the schools in any year for at least eight
months and leave a surplus, the surplus may be spent for the
purposes listed in this subsection.
(c-2) Funds described by Subsection (c) may not be used to
pay fees or dues or provide compensation in any manner to a
nonprofit state association or organization that advocates for or
against or otherwise influences or attempts to influence the
outcome of legislation pending before the legislature on the
collective behalf of school boards in this state.
SECTION 2. Section 48.201, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 48.201. PURPOSE. The purpose of the tier two
component of the Foundation School Program is to provide each
school district with the opportunity to provide the basic program
and to supplement that program at a level of its own choice. An
allotment under this subchapter may be used for any legal purpose
other than:
(1) capital outlay or debt service; or
(2) a purpose prohibited by Section 45.105(c-1) or
(c-2) or another provision of this code.
SECTION 3. Section 45.105(c-2), Education Code, as added by
this Act, and Section 48.201, Education Code, as amended by this
Act, apply only to a payment or other compensation made on or after
the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.