Education Code § 7.112

Sec. 7.112. REPRESENTATION OF PUBLISHER OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY FORMER MEMBER OF BOARD. (a) A former member of the State Board of Education who is employed by or otherwise receives compensation from a publisher of instructional materials may not, before the second anniversary of the date on which the person last served as a member of the State Board of Education: (1) confer with a member of the board of trustees of a school district concerning instructional materials published by that publisher; or (2) appear at a meeting of the board of trustees on behalf of the publisher. (b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) In this section: (1) "Compensation" means money, a service, or another thing of value or financial benefit received in return for or in connection with a service provided. (2) "Instructional material" and "publisher" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.002. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 6, eff. July 19, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 7, eff. July 19, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 8, eff. July 19, 2011.