(a) Trustees of independent school districts may not authorize any exclusive franchises on the right to negotiate on behalf of the district.
(b) Consolidations under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, Subchapter B; detachments and annexations under Subchapter C; and tax base consolidations under Subchapter F are permanent in duration and districts may not enter into agreements that purport to limit the duration of the agreement. Nor may the parties create by agreement any right to cancel the agreement.

Source Note: The provisions of this §62.1001 adopted to be effective September 13, 1993, 18 TexReg 5743; amended to be effective May 7, 2003, 28 TexReg 3720; amended to be effective January 8, 2020, 45 TexReg 339; amended to be effective February 22, 2022, 47 TexReg 768