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14A BILL TO BE ENTITLEDAN ACTrelating to the fiscal transparency and accountability of certainentities responsible for public money.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:SECTION
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Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by addingSubchapter D to read as follows:SUBCHAPTER D. PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING FACILITIESSec.
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46.101.
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DEFINITION. In this subchapter,"instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section46.001.Sec.
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46.102.
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INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES. (a) Aschool district or open-enrollment charter school shall post aninventory of the district
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The inventory must include at least the followinginformation regarding instructional facilities:(1)
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the total available square footage and maximumstudent capacity of the district
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s or school
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s instructionalfacilities in aggregate;(2)
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the total current student enrollment in thedistrict or school; and(3)
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for each separate instructional facility:(A)
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square footage;(B)
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maximum student capacity; and123456789101112131415161718192021222324
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current student enrollment.(c)
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The inventory must include at least the followinginformation regarding each facility other than an instructionalfacility:(1)
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square footage;(2)
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a statement of the facility
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any other information specified by rule adopted bythe commissioner.(d)
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For a facility for which the school district oropen-enrollment charter school developed and posted constructionor renovation information in accordance with Section 46.103, theinformation provided under this section for the facility must alsoinclude the final updated information required under Section46.103. This subsection does not require a district or school todevelop and post information regarding construction or renovationcosts for a facility not subject to Section 46.103.(e)
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A school district or open-enrollment charter schoolshall update the information posted under this section at leastannually and more frequently if necessary to ensure that theinformation provides an accurate description of existingfacilities.(f)
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A school district or open-enrollment charter schoolshall maintain an Internet website to comply with this section.Sec.
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46.103.
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CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF FACILITIES.(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall poston the district
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the construction or renovation of a facility.(b)
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The following information must be posted regarding aninstructional facility:(1)
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the square footage of the facility;(2)
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the square footage per student, computed using themaximum student capacity at the facility;(3)
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the cost per square foot;(4)
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the cost per student, computed using the maximumstudent capacity at the facility; and(5)
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the average cost of constructing a comparablefacility in the region, as determined by the commissioner underSubsection (f).(c)
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The following information must be posted regarding afacility other than an instructional facility:(1)
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the square footage of the facility;(2)
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a statement of the intended use of the facility;(3)
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the cost per square foot;(4)
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the average cost of constructing a comparablefacility in the region, as determined by the commissioner underSubsection (f); and(5)
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any other information specified by rule adopted bythe commissioner.(d)
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A school district or open-enrollment charter schoolshall comply with this section at the beginning of a project byposting information based on estimated costs and anticipatedconstruction or renovation design plans. At the conclusion of theproject, the district or school shall post updated information that123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627S.B.
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