Section 11.157 - Contracts for Educational Services(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district may contract with a public or private entity for that entity to provide educational services for the district.(b) A school district under contract with an open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or campus program during the 2017-2018 school year and under any renewal of that contract during the 2018-2019 school year is eligible to receive funding under former Section 42.2511 for each student or the portion of each student's school day under the direction of the open-enrollment charter school. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, a school district is eligible to receive funding under Section 48.252 on the renewal of a contract described by this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to determine the portion of funding a school district is entitled to under this subsection.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 915,Sec. 5.002, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 677,Sec. 1, eff. 6/10/2019, op. beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. 5/30/1995.