Tex. Education Code § 7.112
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 7.112, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 7.112. REPRESENTATION OF PUBLISHER OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY FORMER MEMBER OF BOARD.
Official statutory text
(a) A former member of the State Board of Education who is employed by or otherwise receives compensation from a publisher of instructional materials may not, before the second anniversary of the date on which the person last served as a member of the State Board of Education:
(1) confer with a member of the board of trustees of a school district concerning instructional materials published by that publisher; or
(2) appear at a meeting of the board of trustees on behalf of the publisher.
(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Compensation" means money, a service, or another thing of value or financial benefit received in return for or in connection with a service provided.
(2) "Instructional material" and "publisher" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.002.
(1) confer with a member of the board of trustees of a school district concerning instructional materials published by that publisher; or
(2) appear at a meeting of the board of trustees on behalf of the publisher.
(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Compensation" means money, a service, or another thing of value or financial benefit received in return for or in connection with a service provided.
(2) "Instructional material" and "publisher" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.002.
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