Opinion No.

Mr. Robert Scott Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency

1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-1494

Re: Application of Education Code section 11.063 to former school district trustee placed in his district by a school staffing company (RQ-0806-GA)

Dear Commissioner Scott:

You request an opinion on Education Code section 11.063, which provides that "[a] trustee of an independent school district may not accept employment with that school district until the first anniversary of the date the trustee's membership on the board ends."1 TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 11.063 (Vernon 2006). You…