By: Troxclair H.B. No. 5312       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sale, lease, or use of an unused or underused school   district facility.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.1542, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 11.1542.  [OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL] OFFER FOR   DISTRICT FACILITY. (a) The board of trustees of an independent   school district that intends to sell, lease, or allow use for a   purpose other than a district purpose of an unused or underused   district facility must give [each] any public school district,   open-enrollment charter school, or private school approved to   operate in this state [located wholly or partly within the   boundaries of the district] the opportunity to make an offer to   purchase, lease, or use the facility, as applicable, in response to   any terms established by the board of trustees, before offering the   facility for sale or lease or to any other specific entity.          (b)  Before selling or leasing a district facility, the board   of trustees of an independent school district must obtain an   appraisal report for the facility dated within 12 months of the date   the board offers the facility for sale or lease.          (c)  During the first 90 days a facility is offered for sale   or lease, the board of trustees may only accept offers from a public   school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private   school. The board of trustees must accept the best offer that meets   or exceeds the appraised value of the facility.          (d)  If no qualifying offers are received during the first 90   days, the board of trustees may offer the facility for sale or lease   to the general public.          (e)  If the board of trustees accepts an offer under   subsection (d), the board must:                (1)  provide each public school district,   open-enrollment charter school, or private school that submitted an   offer under subsection (c) 14 days to submit a revised offer   matching or exceeding the selected offer's material financial   terms, including price and payment terms; and                (2)  accept the best revised offer submitted under   subsection (e)(1).          [(b)  This section does not require the board of trustees of   a school district to accept an offer made by an open-enrollment   charter school.]          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.