89R15647 AMF-F
By: Capriglione H.B. No. 4827
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a contract for professional services rendered to a
school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 44.031(f), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) This section does not apply to a contract for
professional services rendered, including services of an
architect, attorney, certified public accountant, engineer, or
fiscal agent. A school district may, at its option, contract for
professional services rendered by a financial consultant or a
technology consultant in the manner provided by Section 2254.003,
Government Code, in lieu of the methods provided by this section.
This subsection may not be construed to permit the purchase by a
professional services provider on behalf of a district of goods or
services that would otherwise be subject to the purchase procedures
required by this subchapter in a manner that violates those
procedures.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.