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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 11.001. Accreditation - Sec. 11.001. ACCREDITATION. Each school district must be accredited by...
Section 11.002. Responsibility of School Districts for Public Education - Sec. 11.002. RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. The...
Section 11.003. Administrative Efficiency - Sec. 11.003. ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY. (a) Expired. (b) Each regional education...
Subchapter B. Independent School Districts
Section 11.011. Organization - Sec. 11.011. ORGANIZATION. The board of trustees of an independent...
Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions
Section 11.051. Governance of Independent School District; Number of Trustees - Sec. 11.051. GOVERNANCE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; NUMBER OF TRUSTEES....
Section 11.0511. Student Trustee for Certain Districts - Sec. 11.0511. STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) This section...
Section 11.052. Single-Member Trustee Districts - Sec. 11.052. SINGLE-MEMBER TRUSTEE DISTRICTS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 11.053. Option to Continue in Office Following Adoption of Single-Member Plan or Redistricting - Sec. 11.053. OPTION TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF...
Section 11.054. Electing Trustees by Cumulative Voting - Sec. 11.054. ELECTING TRUSTEES BY CUMULATIVE VOTING. (a) The board...
Section 11.055. Application to Get on Ballot - Sec. 11.055. APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT. (a) An application...
Section 11.056. Write-in Voting - Sec. 11.056. WRITE-IN VOTING. (a) In an election for trustees...
Section 11.057. Determination of Results; Optional Majority Vote Requirement - Sec. 11.057. DETERMINATION OF RESULTS; OPTIONAL MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT. (a)...
Section 11.058. Election by Position - Sec. 11.058. ELECTION BY POSITION. (a) The designation of the...
Section 11.0581. Joint Elections Required - Sec. 11.0581. JOINT ELECTIONS REQUIRED. (a) An election for trustees...
Section 11.059. Terms - Sec. 11.059. TERMS. (a) A trustee of an independent school...
Section 11.060. Vacancies - Sec. 11.060. VACANCIES. (a) If a vacancy occurs on the...
Section 11.061. Qualification and Organization of Trustees; Compensation - Sec. 11.061. QUALIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES; COMPENSATION. (a) The...
Section 11.062. Election of Officers in Certain School Districts - Sec. 11.062. ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. An...
Section 11.0621. Meetings - Sec. 11.0621. MEETINGS. The minutes, certified agenda, or recording, as...
Section 11.063. Eligibility for Employment - Sec. 11.063. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT. A trustee of an independent...
Section 11.064. Filing of Financial Statement by Trustee - Sec. 11.064. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY TRUSTEE. (a) The...
Section 11.065. Applicability to Certain Districts - Sec. 11.065. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) Sections 11.052(g) and...
Section 11.066. Eligibility for Service by Trustee Convicted of Certain Offenses - Sec. 11.066. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District
Section 11.151. In General - Sec. 11.151. IN GENERAL. (a) The trustees of an independent...
Section 11.1511. Specific Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 11.1511. SPECIFIC POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) In...
Section 11.1512. Collaboration Between Board and Superintendent - Sec. 11.1512. COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. (a) In relation...
Section 11.1513. Employment Policy - Sec. 11.1513. EMPLOYMENT POLICY. (a) The board of trustees of...
Section 11.1514. Social Security Numbers - Sec. 11.1514. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. The board of trustees of...
Section 11.1515. Oversight of Academic Achievement - Sec. 11.1515. OVERSIGHT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. The board of trustees...
Section 11.1516. District Data on Academic Achievement - Sec. 11.1516. DISTRICT DATA ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. (a) On request...
Section 11.1518. Trustee Information Posted on Website - Sec. 11.1518. TRUSTEE INFORMATION POSTED ON WEBSITE. (a) Each school...
Section 11.152. Taxes; Bonds - Sec. 11.152. TAXES; BONDS. The trustees of an independent school...
Section 11.153. Sale of Minerals - Sec. 11.153. SALE OF MINERALS. (a) Minerals in land belonging...
Section 11.154. Sale of Property Other Than Minerals - Sec. 11.154. SALE OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN MINERALS. (a) The...
Section 11.1541. Donation of Surplus Property - Sec. 11.1541. DONATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a) The board of...
Section 11.1542. Open-Enrollment Charter School Offer for District Facility - Sec. 11.1542. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL OFFER FOR DISTRICT FACILITY. (a)...
Section 11.1543. Charter School Payment for Facilities Use or for Services - Sec. 11.1543. CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENT FOR FACILITIES USE OR FOR...
Section 11.155. Eminent Domain - Sec. 11.155. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) An independent school district may,...
Section 11.156. Donations to the Public Schools - Sec. 11.156. DONATIONS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (a) A conveyance,...
Section 11.157. Contracts for Educational Services - Sec. 11.157. CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. (a) The board of...
Section 11.158. Authority to Charge Fees - Sec. 11.158. AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES. (a) The board of...
Section 11.159. Member Training and Orientation - Sec. 11.159. MEMBER TRAINING AND ORIENTATION. (a) The State Board...
Section 11.160. Change of School District Name - Sec. 11.160. CHANGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME. (a) The board...
Section 11.161. Frivolous Suit - Sec. 11.161. FRIVOLOUS SUIT. In a civil suit brought under...
Section 11.162. School Uniforms - Sec. 11.162. SCHOOL UNIFORMS. (a) The board of trustees of...
Section 11.164. Restricting Written Information - Sec. 11.164. RESTRICTING WRITTEN INFORMATION. (a) The board of trustees...
Section 11.165. Access to School Campuses - Sec. 11.165. ACCESS TO SCHOOL CAMPUSES. The board of trustees...
Section 11.166. Operation on Campus of Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 11.166. OPERATION ON CAMPUS OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION....
Section 11.167. Operation Outside District Boundaries - Sec. 11.167. OPERATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. The board of trustees...
Section 11.168. Use of District Resources Prohibited for Certain Purposes; Exception - Sec. 11.168. USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES;...
Section 11.169. Electioneering Prohibited - Sec. 11.169. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other law, the board...
Section 11.170. Internal Auditor - Sec. 11.170. INTERNAL AUDITOR. If a school district employs an...
Section 11.171. School District Grievance Policy - Sec. 11.171. SCHOOL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE POLICY. (a) A school district...
Section 11.174. Contract Regarding Operation of District Campus - Sec. 11.174. CONTRACT REGARDING OPERATION OF DISTRICT CAMPUS. (a) A...
Section 11.175. School Cybersecurity - Sec. 11.175. SCHOOL CYBERSECURITY. (a) In this section: (1) "Breach...
Section 11.178. Prohibition Against Use of School District Resources for Hotel - Sec. 11.178. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCES FOR...
Section 11.179. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Certain Leased District Facilities - Sec. 11.179. SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CERTAIN LEASED DISTRICT...
Section 11.182. Board Improvement and Evaluation Tool - Sec. 11.182. BOARD IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION TOOL. (a) The commissioner...
Section 11.184. Efficiency Audit - Sec. 11.184. EFFICIENCY AUDIT. (a) For purposes of this section,...
Section 11.185. Early Childhood Literacy and Mathematics Proficiency Plans - Sec. 11.185. EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY PLANS. (a)...
Section 11.186. College, Career, and Military Readiness Plans - Sec. 11.186. COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS PLANS. (a) The...
Subchapter E. Superintendents and Principals
Section 11.201. Superintendents - Sec. 11.201. SUPERINTENDENTS. (a) The superintendent is the educational leader...
Section 11.202. Principals - Sec. 11.202. PRINCIPALS. (a) The principal of a school is...
Subchapter F. District-Level and Site-Based Decision-Making
Section 11.251. Planning and Decision-Making Process - Sec. 11.251. PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. (a) The board of...
Section 11.252. District-Level Planning and Decision-Making - Sec. 11.252. DISTRICT-LEVEL PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING. (a) Each school district...
Section 11.253. Campus Planning and Site-Based Decision-Making - Sec. 11.253. CAMPUS PLANNING AND SITE-BASED DECISION-MAKING. (a) Each school...
Section 11.254. State Responsibilities for the Planning and Decision-Making Process - Sec. 11.254. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS....
Section 11.255. Dropout Prevention Review - Sec. 11.255. DROPOUT PREVENTION REVIEW. (a) Each district-level planning and...
Subchapter G. Law Applicable to Certain School Districts and County Systems
Section 11.301. Application of Former Law - Sec. 11.301. APPLICATION OF FORMER LAW. (a) A school district...
Section 11.302. Public Information - Sec. 11.302. PUBLIC INFORMATION. The governing body of a school...
Section 11.303. Municipal School Districts - Sec. 11.303. MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 11.304. Write-in Voting: Common School District Board Election - Sec. 11.304. WRITE-IN VOTING: COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION. The...
Subchapter H. Special-Purpose School Districts
Section 11.351. Authority to Establish Special-Purpose School District - Sec. 11.351. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) On...
Section 11.352. Governance of Special-Purpose District - Sec. 11.352. GOVERNANCE OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT. (a) The State Board...
Section 11.353. Admission and Attendance - Sec. 11.353. ADMISSION AND ATTENDANCE. A child is eligible to...
Section 11.354. Abolition of Special-Purpose District - Sec. 11.354. ABOLITION OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT. On the written request...
Section 11.355. Annexation of Additional Territory by Certain Special-Purpose Districts - Sec. 11.355. ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY BY CERTAIN SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICTS....
Section 11.356. Support of Students Enrolled in Special-Purpose School Districts - Sec. 11.356. SUPPORT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS....