85R9912 DMS-F     By: VanDeaver, Huberty H.B. No. 2611       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to broker agreements for the sale of real property by   school districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.154, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:          (d)  If a contract is made under Subsection (c) with a   licensed real estate broker to list the tract of real property for   sale for at least 30 days with a multiple-listing service, the board   of trustees on or after the 30th day after the date the property is   listed may sell the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and   able buyer who is produced by any broker using the multiple-listing   service and who submits the highest cash offer.          (e)  The board of trustees may sell a tract of real property   under this section without complying with the notice and bidding   requirements prescribed by Section 272.001(a), Local Government   Code, or other law.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.