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PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION / CH-R
(Regulation)
exhibit a
CONTRACT EXECUTION AUTHORIZATION TABLE
TYPE OF CONTRACT / AUTHORITY TO SIGN(Pending Approval by Office of General Counsel if not a form pre-approved for use.)
1 / Professional Services Agreements
(not contracted services)
Below $50,000
Board Policy CH(LOCAL) / General Counsel
Associate Superintendent/Supervisor
Dept. Head/Supervisor/Principal
2 / Cooperative Agreements**, Sole Source Agreements, License Agreements, and Contracted Services Below $50,000
Board Policy CH(LOCAL) / Director of Purchasing
Dept. Head / Supervisor
3 / Contracted Services, Sole Source Agreements, and License Agreements Above $50,000
Board Policy CH(LOCAL)
(Board approval not required on items covered under bid awards.) / Board
Superintendent
Director of Purchasing
General Counsel
Assoc. Supt. / Dept. Head / Principal
4 / Contracts for Professional Services above $50,000; Education Code 44.031(j,k) defines sole source; Board Policy CH(LOCAL) / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Assoc. Supt. / Dept. Head / Principal
5 / Interlocal Agreements
Texas Government Code Ch. 791.011 / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Assoc. Supt. / Dept. Head / Principal
6 / Real Estate, Sale or Exchange of Property Easements, ROWs, certain leases
Education Code 11.151
Local Gov’t Code 271.001 et. seq. / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Assoc. Supt. Facilities & Construction
7 / Emergency Purchases
(Where school facilities or equipment has been destroyed
—see definition at Education Code 44.031(h) / Superintendent; Report Board
8 / Settlement Agreement —
Employment / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Human Resources
9 / Settlement Agreement —
Special Education / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Special Education
10 / Vending Machine Agreement — Drink
(Only Districtwide agreements permitted) / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Assoc. Supt. For Finance
11 / Vending Machine Agreement — Snack
(Only Campus/Department agreements permitted) / General Counsel
Assoc. Supt. / Dept. Head / Principal
12 / Facility Use Agreements for Campus Facilities (Building Use Application)
GKD(LOCAL), GKD(REGULATION), GKD(EXHIBIT)
[Unless it falls under another category such as license agreement, interlocal agreement, cooperative agreement] / Coordinator of Safety
Principal
13 / Facility Use Agreements for Districtwide Athletic Facilities, Stadium, and the like) / General Counsel
Athletic Director
14 / Field Trip
a. out of country / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Deputy Supt.
Assoc. Supt.
Principal
b. out of state / Board
Superintendent
General Counsel
Deputy Supt.
Assoc. Supt.
Principal/Dept. Supervisor
c. in state / General Counsel
Assoc. Supt.
Principal
15 / Class pictures, senior rings, cap and gowns, pay phones, yearbooks (Not using Fund 865 Student Clubs) / Director of Purchasing
Principal
16 / Book Fair Contracts / General Counsel
Principal
17 / Student Club contracts or agreements using Fund 865 funds / General Counsel
Principal
**A cooperative agreement is a contract from a vendor using an Interlocal agreement that has been previously approved by the Board.
DATE ISSUED: 8/23/2013 / 1 of 5