A charter school may voluntarily participate in any of the
following state programs available to school districts, if the commissioner
of education approves an amendment to the open-enrollment charter
describing the manner in which the charter school will comply with
each term of the program:
(1) a program under Local Government Code, Chapter
271, Subchapter D, requiring the State Purchasing and General Services
Commission to perform purchasing services for school districts;
(2) a program under Local Government Code, Chapter
271, Subchapter F, permitting a school district to participate in
a cooperative purchasing program with a school district, local government,
or local cooperative organization;
(3) to the extent permitted by federal law, a program
under Local Government Code, Chapter 271, Subchapter G, permitting
a school district to purchase goods or services available under federal
supply schedules of the United States General Services Administration;
(4) a program under Local Government Code, Chapter
271, Subchapter E, permitting a school district to enter into an intercept
agreement with the Texas Bond Review Board and the Comptroller of
Public Accounts to increase its credit rating; and
(5) a program under Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.1531,
permitting a school district to offer on a tuition basis, or use school
district funds to provide, an additional half-day of prekindergarten
classes to children eligible for classes under TEC, §29.153,
or half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes to children not eligible
for classes under TEC, §29.153.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §100.1201 adopted to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3110; amended to be effective April 6, 2005, 30 TexReg 1911; amended to be effective September 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 7097 |
