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6.3.4.5 Conservator or Management Team (TEC § 39.111)
The commissioner shall clearly define the powers and duties of a conservator or
management team appointed to oversee the operations of the district. At least every 90
days, the commissioner shall review the need for the conservator or management team and
shall remove the conservator or management team unless the commissioner determines that
continued appointment is necessary for effective governance of the district or delivery of
instructional services.
A conservator or management team, if directed by the commissioner, shall prepare a plan
for the implementation of action under Section 39.102(a) (9) or (10). The conservator or
management team:
(1) may direct an action to be taken by the principal of a campus, the
superintendent of the district, or the board of trustees of the district;
(2) may approve or disapprove any action of the principal of a campus, the
superintendent of the district, or the board of trustees of the district;
(3) may not take any action concerning a district election, including ordering
or canceling an election or altering the date of or the polling places for an
election;
(4) may not change the number of or method of selecting the board of trustees;
(5) may not set a tax rate for the district; and
(6) may not adopt a budget for the district that provides for spending a
different amount, exclusive of required debt service, from that previously
adopted by the board of trustees.
6.3.4.6 Board of Managers (TEC § 39.112)
A board of managers may exercise all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of
trustees of a school district by law, rule, or regulation. If the commissioner appoints a
board of managers to govern a district, the powers of the board of trustees of the district are
suspended for the period of the appointment and the commissioner shall appoint a district
superintendent. The board of managers may amend the budget of the district.
If the commissioner appoints a board of managers to govern a campus, the powers of the
board of trustees of the district in relation to the campus are suspended for the period of the
appointment and the commissioner shall appoint a campus principal. The board of .
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managers may submit to the commissioner for approval amendments to the budget of the
district for the benefit of the campus. If the commissioner approves the amendments, the
board of trustees of the district shall adopt the amendments.
A conservator or a member of a management team appointed to serve on a board of
managers may continue to be compensated as determined by the commissioner.
At the direction of the commissioner but not later than the second anniversary of the date
the board of managers of a district was appointed, the board of managers shall order an
election of members of the district board of trustees. The election must be held on a
uniform election date on which an election of district trustees may be held under Section
41.001, Election Code, that is at least 180 days after the date the election was ordered. On
qualification of members for office, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers and
duties assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or regulation.
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