Tex. Education Code § 39A.256
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 39A.256, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 39A.256. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
Official statutory text
(a) A board of managers appointed for an open-enrollment charter school under this chapter or Chapter 12 has the powers and duties prescribed by Section 39A.201(b), if applicable, and Sections 39A.201(a), 39A.202, and 39A.206(b).
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school may not serve for a period that exceeds the period authorized by law for a board of managers appointed for a school district. A board of managers appointed to wind up the affairs of a former open-enrollment charter school or campus serves until dissolved by the commissioner.
(c) A board of managers appointed for the final closure of a former open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (b) has the authority to:
(1) access and manage any former charter holder's bank account that contains funds received under Section 12.106; and
(2) subject to approval by a creditor with a security interest in or lien on property described by Section 12.128 and in accordance with Sections 12.1281 and 12.1282, sell or transfer to another charter holder or school district any property titled to the former charter holder that is identified in the former open-enrollment charter school's annual financial report filed under Section 44.008 as being acquired, wholly or partly, with funds received under Section 12.106.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school may not serve for a period that exceeds the period authorized by law for a board of managers appointed for a school district. A board of managers appointed to wind up the affairs of a former open-enrollment charter school or campus serves until dissolved by the commissioner.
(c) A board of managers appointed for the final closure of a former open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (b) has the authority to:
(1) access and manage any former charter holder's bank account that contains funds received under Section 12.106; and
(2) subject to approval by a creditor with a security interest in or lien on property described by Section 12.128 and in accordance with Sections 12.1281 and 12.1282, sell or transfer to another charter holder or school district any property titled to the former charter holder that is identified in the former open-enrollment charter school's annual financial report filed under Section 44.008 as being acquired, wholly or partly, with funds received under Section 12.106.
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