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Sands CISD board delegates limited contracting authority under Texas Education Code for attendance-credit agreement
Summary
Trustees approved delegating contractual authority under TEC §11.151(c)(4) to the superintendent to obligate the district for Chapter 48/49 purposes, including approving an Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits (Netting Chapter 48 funding).
At the June 19 meeting, Trustee Michael Wigington moved and Trustee Hunter Shofner seconded a motion to delegate contractual authority under Texas Education Code §11.151(c)(4) to the superintendent for the limited purpose of obligating the district under TEC §48.257 and TEC Chapter 49 (Subchapters A and D) and commissioner rules. The motion expressly included approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits (Netting Chapter 48 Funding) and passed by unanimous vote of the five board members present.
The minutes record the delegation as restricted to the cited TEC sections and related rules adopted by the commissioner of education; the item does not specify dollar amounts, contract term, or the names of prospective vendors. Superintendent Wayne Henderson is identified in attendance and would be the official to exercise the delegated authority per the motion.
