TX HB1697

Requires all members of open-enrollment charter school and charter holder governing bodies to be qualified voters, replacing the previous requirement that only a majority be qualified voters

Prohibits persons who are paid directly or indirectly by, or have a substantial interest in, a management company from serving on charter school governing bodies, including officers and employees of management company contractors and related parties

Expands disqualifying criminal offenses to include substantially similar offenses under other states' laws or federal law, and reorganizes existing felony and misdemeanor moral turpitude disqualifications

Requires management service contracts and related records to be disclosed as public information with no exceptions, and prohibits governing body members, officers, and employees from accepting direct or indirect payments from management companies

Adds open-enrollment charter schools to the definition of "governmental entity" for purposes of disclosure requirements under Government Code Section 2252.908, effective for contracts entered, amended, or renewed after the bill's effective date