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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain |
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school districts with low-performing campuses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the commissioner may |
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not order the appointment of a board of managers to govern a school |
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district unless at least 15 percent of the campuses in the district |
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are assigned an unacceptable performance rating. |
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SECTION 2. 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 |
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RATING. (a) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable |
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performance rating for three consecutive school years after the |
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campus is ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section |
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39A.101, 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 appointment of a board of managers to govern the |
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school district if at least 90 percent of the campuses in the |
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district are assigned a performance rating of acceptable or higher. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |