85R7008 CAE-D     By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1150       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to duties of a school district board of trustees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.1511(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The board shall:                (1)  seek to establish working relationships with other   public entities to make effective use of community resources and to   serve the needs of public school students in the community;                (2)  adopt a vision statement and comprehensive goals   for the district and the superintendent and monitor progress toward   those goals;                (3)  establish performance goals for the district   concerning:                      (A)  the academic and fiscal performance   indicators under Subchapters C, D, and J, Chapter 39; and                      (B)  any performance indicators adopted by the   district;                (4)  ensure that the superintendent:                      (A)  is accountable for achieving performance   results;                      (B)  recognizes performance accomplishments; and                      (C)  takes action as necessary to meet performance   goals;                (5)  adopt a policy to establish a district- and   campus-level planning and decision-making process as required   under Section 11.251;                (6)  publish an annual educational performance report   as required under Section 39.306;                (7)  adopt an annual budget for the district as   required under Section 44.004;                (8)  adopt a tax rate each fiscal year as required under   Section 26.05, Tax Code;                (9)  monitor district finances to ensure that the   superintendent is properly maintaining the district's financial   procedures and records;                (10)  ensure that district fiscal accounts are audited   annually as required under Section 44.008;                (11)  publish an end-of-year financial report for   distribution to the community;                (12)  conduct elections as required by law;                (13)  by rule, adopt a process through which district   personnel, students or the parents or guardians of students, and   members of the public may obtain a hearing from the district   administrators and the board regarding a complaint;                (14)  make decisions relating to terminating the   employment of district employees employed under a contract to which   Chapter 21 applies, including terminating or not renewing an   employment contract to which that chapter applies; [and]                (15)  not later than the 10th day of each month, publish   a district report that includes:                      (A)  all academic policies of the district;                      (B)  current details of district finances;                      (C)  minutes of all board meetings conducted   during the preceding month; and                      (D)  all plans and objectives under consideration   by the board regarding the district; and                (16)  carry out other powers and duties as provided by   this code or other law.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.