89R20675 PRL-D     By: Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 210     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 210:     By:  Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 210       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to contracting with a school district or open-enrollment   charter school by a vendor with whom a member of the board of   trustees or governing body of the district or school or a related   individual has certain business interests; creating a criminal   offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 11.067 to read as follows:          Sec. 11.067.  PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITY BY VENDOR.   (a)  In this section, "vendor" means a company, individual,   contractor, subcontractor, or professional services provider with   whom a school district or open-enrollment charter school enters   into an agreement, contract, memorandum of understanding,   interlocal agreement, fee schedule, retainer, or similar   instrument for goods or services.          (b)  A vendor that bids on or receives a contract from a   school district or an open-enrollment charter school commits an   offense if any individual serving on the board of trustees or   governing body of the district or school:                (1)  has a substantial interest in the vendor or a   subcontractor hired by a vendor;                (2)  is related in the second degree by consanguinity   or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to   an individual who has a substantial interest in the vendor; or                (3)  has received or has been promised a gift or in-kind   services with a value of more than $250.          (c)  An individual has a substantial interest in a vendor if   the individual:                (1)  owns more than 10 percent of the voting interest in   the vendor; or                (2)  has a direct or indirect participating interest by   shares, stock, or otherwise, regardless of whether voting rights   are included, in more than 10 percent of the profits, proceeds, or   capital gains of the vendor.          (d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor,   except that a second offense under this section is a Class B   misdemeanor, a third offense under this section is a Class A   misdemeanor, and a fourth or subsequent offense under this section   is a state jail felony.          (e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d), any offense under this   section is a state jail felony if the vendor directly or indirectly   through a third party compensated the individual serving on the   board of trustees or governing body of a school district or   open-enrollment charter school with money, gifts, or in-kind   services as consideration for the district or school entering into   a contract with the vendor.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.