Texas Education Code - Section 11.064. Filing Of Financial Statement By Trustee
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§ 11.064. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY TRUSTEE. (a)
The board of trustees of an independent school district by
resolution adopted by majority vote may require each member of the
board to file the financial statement required of state officers
under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, with:
(1) the board of trustees; and
(2) the Texas Ethics Commission.
(a-1) Not later than the 15th day after the date a board of
trustees adopts a resolution under Subsection (a), the board shall
deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the Texas Ethics
Commission.
(a-2) A resolution adopted under Subsection (a) applies
beginning on January 1 of the second year following the year in
which the resolution is adopted. A member of a board of trustees
that has adopted a resolution under Subsection (a) is not required
to include, in a financial disclosure statement under this section,
financial activity occurring before January 1 of the year following
the year in which the resolution is adopted.
(a-3) The commissioner by order shall require the members of
the board of trustees of an independent school district to file the
financial statement required of state officers under Subchapter B,
Chapter 572, Government Code, in the same manner as the members of a
board of trustees that have adopted a resolution under Subsection
(a) if the commissioner determines that:
(1) a board member has failed to comply with filing and
recusal requirements applicable to the member under Chapter 171,
Local Government Code;
(2) the district financial accounting practices are
not adequate to safeguard state and district funds; or
(3) the district has not met a standard set by the
commissioner in the financial accountability rating system.
(a-4) The commissioner may require filing financial
statements under Subsection (a-3) covering not more than three
fiscal years and beginning on January 1 of the second year following
the date of the commissioner's order. A member of a board of
trustees subject to an order issued under Subsection (a-3) is not
required to include, in a financial disclosure statement subject to
this section, financial activity occurring before January 1 of the
year following the year in which the order is issued. The
commissioner may renew the requirement if the commissioner
determines that a condition described by Subsection (c) continues
to exist.
(b) Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code:
(1) applies to a trustee subject to this section as if
the trustee were a state officer; and
(2) governs the contents, timeliness of filing, and
public inspection of a statement filed under this section.
(c) A trustee serving in a school district that has adopted
a resolution under Subsection (a) or that is subject to an order
issued under Subsection (a-3) commits an offense if the trustee
fails to file the statement required by the resolution or order. An
offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, § 6.04, eff. Sept. 1,
2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, § 30.01,
eff. Jan. 11, 2004.
Section: 11.058 11.0581 11.059 11.060 11.061 11.062 11.063 11.064 11.065 11.151 11.152 11.153 11.154 11.1541 11.155
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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