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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle I. SCHOOL FINANCE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT |
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Chapter 44. FISCAL MANAGEMENT |
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Subchapter C. PENAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 44.052. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH BUDGET REQUIREMENTS; PENALTY
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(a) Any county superintendent approving any expenditure of school funds in excess of the item or items appropriated in the adopted budget or a supplementary or amended budget commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) A person who fails to comply with the person's duties with regard to the preparation or the following of a county school budget or a budget of a school district or who violates any provision of Section 44.002 commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A trustee of a school district who votes to approve any expenditure of school funds in excess of the item or items appropriated in the adopted budget or a supplementary or amended budget commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) Charges of the violation of this section may be instituted by the proper county or district attorney or by the attorney general.