Opinion No.

Honorable William R. Ratliff Chair Education Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Whether an independent school district may provide free office space and other items to a private, non-profit foundation (RQ-538)

Dear Senator Ratliff:

On behalf of an independent school district (which you refer to as "the ISD"), you ask whether an independent school district may provide free office space and other items to a private, non-profit foundation. By way of background, you provide the following information:

Members of the ISD's board of trustees set up a private, non-profit,…