Administrative Efficiency

Sec. 11.003. ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY. (a) Expired. (b) Each regional education service center shall: (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 (2) evaluate the need for cooperative shared services arrangements within the center's service area and consider expanding center-sponsored cooperative shared services arrangements. (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. (d) The commissioner may require a district to enter into a cooperative shared services arrangement for administrative services if the commissioner determines: (1) that the district has failed to satisfy a financial accountability standard as determined by commissioner rule under Subchapter D, Chapter 39; and (2) that entering into a cooperative shared services arrangement would: (A) enable the district to enhance its performance on the financial accountability standard identified under Subdivision (1); and (B) promote the efficient operation of the district. (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. Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 2.03, eff. May 31, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.