School districts must report specified facility information annually to the agency, and the agency must publish an annual public report unless information is confidential because of a security risk.
Sec. 7.0611. FACILITY USAGE REPORT. (a) In this section, "instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.001. (b) The agency by rule shall require each school district to annually report the following information in the form and manner prescribed by the agency: (1) the square footage of each school district facility and the acreage of land on which each facility sits; (2) the total student capacity for each instructional facility on a district campus; (3) for each campus in the school district: (A) the enrollment capacity of the campus and of each grade level offered at the campus; and (B) the number of students currently enrolled at the campus and in each grade level offered at the campus; (4) whether a school district facility is used by one or more campuses and the campus identifier of each campus that uses the facility; (5) what each school district facility is used for, including: (A) an instructional facility; (B) a career and technology center; (C) an administrative building; (D) a food service facility; (E) a transportation facility; and (F) vacant land; and (6) whether each school district facility is leased or owned. (c) From the information submitted under Subsection (b), the agency shall produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet website an annual report on school district land and facilities. The agency may combine the report required under this section with any other required report to avoid multiplicity of reports. (d) If the agency determines information provided under Subsection (b) would create a security risk, such information is considered confidential for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed in the annual report under Subsection (c). (e) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. In adopting rules for determining the student capacity of a school district or district campus, the commissioner may consider the staffing, student-teacher ratio, and facility capacity of the district or campus. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 7.01, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.