Texas Education Code - Section 44.052. Failure To Comply With Budget Requirements; Penalty
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§ 44.052. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH BUDGET REQUIREMENTS;
PENALTY. (a) Any county superintendent approving any expenditure
of school funds in excess of the item or items appropriated in the
adopted budget or a supplementary or amended budget commits an
offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) A person who fails to comply with the person's duties
with regard to the preparation or the following of a county school
budget or a budget of a school district or who violates any
provision of Section 44.002 commits an offense. An offense under
this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A trustee of a school district who votes to approve any
expenditure of school funds in excess of the item or items
appropriated in the adopted budget or a supplementary or amended
budget commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a
Class C misdemeanor.
(d) Charges of the violation of this section may be
instituted by the proper county or district attorney or by the
attorney general.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 44.039 44.040 44.041 44.042 44.043 44.044 44.051 44.052 44.053 44.054 44.901 45.001 45.0011 45.002 45.003
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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