Sec. 45.204. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) If a member of the board of trustees of a school district is a stockholder, officer, director, or employee of a bank, the bank is not disqualified from bidding, submitting a proposal, or becoming the depository of the district if the bank is selected by a majority vote of the board of trustees of the district or a majority vote of a quorum when only a quorum is present.
(b) If a member of the board of trustees of a school district is a stockholder, officer, director, or employee of a bank that has bid or submitted a proposal to become a depository for the district, the member may not vote on awarding a depository contract to the bank, and the contract must be awarded by a majority vote of the trustees as provided by Subsection (a) who are not either a stockholder, officer, director, or employee of a bank receiving a district depository contract.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (H.B. 2411), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - School Finance and Fiscal Management
Chapter 45 - School District Funds
Subchapter G. School District Depositories
Section 45.202. Selection of Depository
Section 45.203. Depository Must Be a Bank
Section 45.204. Conflict of Interest
Section 45.205. Term of Contract
Section 45.206. Bid or Request for Proposal Notices; Bid and Proposal Forms
Section 45.207. Award of Contract