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§ 11.003. ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY.
Text of subsec. (a) effective until September 1, 2009
(a) Not later than December 1, 2006, the commissioner shall
evaluate the feasibility of including a uniform indicator under
Section 39.202(b) that measures effective administrative
management through the use of cooperative shared services
arrangements. If the commissioner determines that the adoption of
a uniform indicator described by this subsection is feasible, the
commissioner by rule shall include the indicator in the financial
accountability rating system under Subchapter I, Chapter 39, for
school districts beginning with the 2007-2008 school year. This
subsection expires September 1, 2009.
(b) Each regional education service center shall:
(1) notify each school district served by the center
regarding the opportunities available through the center for
cooperative shared services arrangements within the center's
service area; and
(2) evaluate the need for cooperative shared services
arrangements within the center's service area and consider
expanding center-sponsored cooperative shared services
arrangements.
(c) Each regional education service center shall assist a
school district board of trustees in entering into an agreement
with another district or political subdivision, a regional
education service center, or an institution of higher education as
defined by Section 61.003, for a cooperative shared services
arrangement regarding administrative services, including
transportation, food service, purchasing, and payroll functions.
(d) The commissioner may require a district to enter into a
cooperative shared services arrangement for administrative
services if the commissioner determines:
(1) that the district has failed to satisfy a
financial accountability standard as determined by commissioner
rule under Subchapter I, Chapter 39; and
(2) that entering into a cooperative shared services
arrangement would:
(A) enable the district to enhance its
performance on the financial accountability standard identified
under Subdivision (1); and
(B) promote the efficient operation of the
district.
(e) The commissioner may require an open-enrollment charter
school to enter into a cooperative shared services arrangement for
administrative services if the commissioner determines, after an
audit conducted under Section 12.1163, that such a cooperative
shared services arrangement would promote the efficient operation
of the school.
Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 5, § 2.03, eff. May
26, 2006.
Section: 8.121 8.122 8.123 8.124 8.125 11.001 11.002 11.003 11.011 11.051 11.052 11.053 11.054 11.055 11.056
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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