(a) The board may enter into an operating, management, or consulting contract with respect to all or part of the district’s facilities. The contract must provide that the board retains responsibility for and control of the district’s operation.
(b) A company providing services to the district under the contract, and the officers, directors, and employees of the company, while performing services under the contract for benefit of the district:
(1) are employees of the district solely for purposes of the immunity or liability of the company and the company’s officers, directors, and employees; and
(2) have immunity or limited liability under laws applicable to district employees, whether statutory or common law, to the extent a district employee would be entitled to immunity or limited liability under the same circumstances.