{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-11.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 11.157","heading":"CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.","body":"(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district may contract with a public or private entity for that entity to provide educational services for the district.\n(b) A school district under contract with an open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or campus program during the 2017-2018 school year and under any renewal of that contract during the 2018-2019 school year is eligible to receive funding under former Section 42.2511 for each student or the portion of each student's school day under the direction of the open-enrollment charter school. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, a school district is eligible to receive funding under Section 48.252 on the renewal of a contract described by this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to determine the portion of funding a school district is entitled to under this subsection.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (S.B. 2117), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 5.002, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE","CHAPTER 11. SCHOOL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.11.htm#11.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"e7a94e165cfb469da869cfd29fe245dd5338dff16e9f3118914fa7fe5cfa5474","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-11.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-11.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}