(a) Agency authority. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) may
conduct routine audits, monitoring, and other investigations of the charter
school or charter holder to determine compliance with the terms of the open-enrollment
charter, with the terms of federal or state grants, or as authorized in the
Texas Education Code (TEC) or other law.
(b) Charter holder cooperation. A charter holder and its employees
and agents shall fully cooperate with audits, monitoring, and investigations
under subsection (a) of this section, and shall take all actions necessary
to secure the cooperation of a management company. Failure to comply with
lawful requests, directives, or other agency actions under subsection (a)
constitutes a material charter violation.
(c) Management company cooperation. A management company and
its employees and agents shall fully cooperate with audits, monitoring, and
investigations under subsection (a) of this section. Failure to comply with
lawful requests, directives, or other agency actions under subsection (a)
constitutes a management company breach.
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