Sec. 39.112. BOARD OF MANAGERS    


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  • (a) A board of managers may exercise all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of trustees of a school district by law, rule, or regulation. This subchapter applies to a district governed by a board of managers in the same manner that this subchapter applies to any other district.

    (b) If the commissioner appoints a board of managers to govern a district, the powers of the board of trustees of the district are suspended for the period of the appointment and the commissioner shall appoint a district superintendent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the board of managers may amend the budget of the district.

    (c) If the commissioner appoints a board of managers to govern a campus, the powers of the board of trustees of the district in relation to the campus are suspended for the period of the appointment and the commissioner shall appoint a campus principal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the board of managers may submit to the commissioner for approval amendments to the budget of the district for the benefit of the campus. If the commissioner approves the amendments, the board of trustees of the district shall adopt the amendments.

    (d) A conservator or a member of a management team appointed to serve on a board of managers may continue to be compensated as determined by the commissioner.

    (e) At the direction of the commissioner but not later than the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a district was appointed, the board of managers shall order an election of members of the district board of trustees. The election must be held on a uniform election date on which an election of district trustees may be held under Section 41.001, Election Code, that is at least 180 days after the date the election was ordered. On qualification of members for office, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or regulation.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 , Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.