Tex.
Educ. Code Section 12.107
Status and Use of Funds
(a)
Funds received under Section 12.106 (State Funding) after September 1, 2001, by a charter holder:(1)
are considered to be public funds for all purposes under state law;(2)
are held in trust by the charter holder for the benefit of the students of the open-enrollment charter school;(3)
may be used only for a purpose for which a school may use local funds under Section 45.105 (Authorized Expenditures)(c);(4)
pending their use, must be deposited into a bank, as defined by Section 45.201 (Definitions), with which the charter holder has entered into a depository contract; and(5)
may not:(A)
be pledged or used to secure loans or bonds for any other organization, including a non-charter operation or out-of-state operation conducted by the charter holder or a related party, as defined by commissioner rule adopted under Section 12.1166 (Related Party Transactions); or(B)
be used to support an operation or activity not related to the educational activities of the charter holder.(b)
A charter holder shall deliver to the agency a copy of the depository contract between the charter holder and any bank into which state funds are deposited.
Source:
Section 12.107 — Status and Use of Funds, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.12.htm#12.107
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).