88R13128 ANG-F     By: Ramos H.B. No. 4203       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the public accessibility of open-enrollment charter   school annual financial statements.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 140.006(c), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The presiding officer of a school district shall submit   a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a daily,   weekly, or biweekly newspaper published within the boundaries of   the district.  If a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is not   published within the boundaries of the school district, the   financial statement shall be published in the manner provided by   Subsections (a) and (b).  The governing body of an open-enrollment   charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's three   most recent financial statements prepared under Section 140.005 are    [statement is] made available in the manner provided by Chapter   552, Government Code, and are [is] posted continuously on the   school's Internet website through a clearly identifiable link that   appears in a prominent place on the home page of the website.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.