HB4571 - Relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements placed on school districts.

      By: Curry H.B. No. 4571       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements   placed on school districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 140.006, Local Government Code, is   repealed.          Sec. 140.006.  PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY   ROAD [ SCHOOL, ROAD, ] OR OTHER DISTRICT.  (a)  Except as provided by   Subsection (d) [ Subsections (c} and (e) ], the presiding officer of   a governing body shall submit a financial statement prepared under   Section 140.005 to a newspaper in each county in which the district   or any part of the district is located.          (b)  If a district is located in more than one county, the   financial statement may be published in a newspaper that has   general circulation in the district.  If a newspaper is not   published in the county, the financial statement may be published   in a newspaper in an adjoining county.          [ (c)     The presiding officer of a school district shall submit   a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a daily,   weekly, or biweekly newspaper published within the boundaries of   the district.   If a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is not   published within the boundaries of the school district, the   financial statement shall be published in the manner provided by   Subsections (a) and (b).   The governing body of an open-enrollment   charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's   financial statement is made available in the manner provided by   Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted continuously on the   school's Internet website. ]           (c)  [ (d) ]  A statement shall be published not later than two   months after the date the fiscal year ends[ , except that a school   district's statement shall be published not later than the 150th   day after the date the fiscal year ends and in accordance with the   accounting method required by the Texas Education Agency ].           (d)  [ (e) ]  This section does not apply to :                 (1)  a school district;                 (2)  an open-enrolment charter school; or                 (3)   an entity created under Section 52, Article III,   or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 140.0065, to read as follows:           Sec.   140.0065.     PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY   OPEN-ENROLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.   The governing body of an   open-enrollment charter school shall take action to ensure that the   school's financial statement is made available in the manner   provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted   continuously on the school's Internet website.          SECTION 3.  Section 31.105(c), Education Code, is repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.