(a) In this section, "administrator" means a person who has significant administrative duties relating to the operation of a school district, including the operation of a campus, program, or other subdivision of the district. The term does not include:
(1) a school district employee whose employment contract responsibilities primarily include the in-classroom instruction of students; or
(2) a trustee of a school district.
(b) An administrator may not receive any financial benefit for the performance of personal services for:
(1) any business entity that conducts or solicits business with the school district that employs the administrator;
(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), an education business that provides services regarding the curriculum or administration of any school district; or
(3) except as provided by Subsection (c), another school district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service center.
(c) An administrator, other than a member of a board of managers, superintendent, or assistant superintendent, may receive a financial benefit under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) if:
(1) a written contract describing the services to be performed by the administrator is provided to the board of trustees of the administrator's employing district; and
(2) the board of trustees for the administrator's employing district votes to approve the contract after determining that:
(A) the contract will not harm the district;
(B) the arrangement does not present a conflict of interest; and
(C) the services to be performed by the administrator will be performed entirely on the administrator's personal time.
(d) A contract provided to a board of trustees under Subsection (c) is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
(e) An administrator who violates this section is liable to the state for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation.