{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-11.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 11.003","heading":"ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY.","body":"(a) Expired.\n(b) Each regional education service center shall:\n(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\n(2) evaluate the need for cooperative shared services arrangements within the center's service area and consider expanding center-sponsored cooperative shared services arrangements.\n(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.\n(d) The commissioner may require a district to enter into a cooperative shared services arrangement for administrative services if the commissioner determines:\n(1) that the district has failed to satisfy a financial accountability standard as determined by commissioner rule under Subchapter D, Chapter 39; and\n(2) that entering into a cooperative shared services arrangement would:\n(A) enable the district to enhance its performance on the financial accountability standard identified under Subdivision (1); and\n(B) promote the efficient operation of the district.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 2.03, eff. May 31, 2006.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE","CHAPTER 11. SCHOOL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.11.htm#11.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"f6af8b1d20899f23c427b3324c2a025484bc73f51d0261b7517b1f850688a121","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-11.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-11.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}