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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permissible accountability interventions for 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(c), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) If the commissioner does not approve a campus turnaround |
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plan, the commissioner may [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; |
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(2) alternative management of the campus; or |
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(3) closure of the campus. |
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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 RATING. |
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If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable performance |
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rating for five consecutive school years, the commissioner, subject |
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to Section 39A.112, may [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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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, 2023. |