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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public school campus's election under a campus |
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turnaround plan to operate as a community school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39A.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39A.1011. CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN TO OPERATE AS |
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COMMUNITY SCHOOL. (a) A campus turnaround plan may permit a campus |
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to operate as a community school. A plan to operate as a community |
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school must include, in addition to the other requirements of this |
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subchapter, strategies and programs to coordinate academic, |
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social, and health services and reduce barriers to learning through |
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partnerships and service coordination. |
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(b) Programs and services offered by a campus operating as a |
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community school under a campus turnaround plan may include: |
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(1) early childhood education; |
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(2) after-school and summer school academic and |
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enrichment programs; |
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(3) college and career preparation; |
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(4) service learning opportunities, such as |
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internships and community service programs; |
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(5) leadership and mentoring programs; |
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(6) activities to encourage community and parent |
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engagement in students' education; |
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(7) health and social services for students and their |
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families; and |
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(8) parenting classes. |
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(c) A campus that elects to operate as a community school |
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under a campus turnaround plan must: |
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(1) establish a school community partnership team, |
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composed of the members required for a campus-level planning and |
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decision-making committee under Section 11.251 and additional |
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community representatives, to coordinate with the campus |
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intervention team for the campus; |
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(2) establish a partnership with a lead organization |
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that has experience in developing and implementing a community |
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school plan; |
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(3) designate a school district employee or an |
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employee of an organization with experience in developing and |
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implementing a community school plan as the community school |
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coordinator for the campus, whose duties must include the |
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recruitment and coordination of services from community partners; |
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(4) develop a community school plan that satisfies the |
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requirements for a campus improvement plan under Section 11.253; |
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and |
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(5) obtain approval for the community school plan |
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from: |
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(A) at least 75 percent of campus faculty and |
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staff and 75 percent of parents of students enrolled at the campus; |
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and |
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(B) the board of trustees of the school district |
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in which the campus is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the commissioner may |
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not order the closure of a campus under this section without giving |
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the campus the opportunity to operate as a community school under a |
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campus turnaround plan as provided by Section 39A.1011 and at least |
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two years to implement the campus's community school plan. |
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SECTION 3. Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39A.111. CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING. |
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(a) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable performance |
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rating for three consecutive school years after the campus is |
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ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section 39A.101, |
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the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, shall order: |
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(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the |
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school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or |
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(2) closure of the campus. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may |
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not order the closure of a campus under this section without giving |
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the campus the opportunity to operate as a community school under a |
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campus turnaround plan as provided by Section 39A.1011 and at least |
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two years to implement the campus's community school plan. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |