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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of a conservator, board of managers, or |
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other alternative management of a campus or school district in |
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certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39A.051, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, if the |
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commissioner, based on the performance of a campus, takes action |
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under Subsection (a)(1) by appointing a conservator or board of |
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managers or ordering alternative management of the campus or school |
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district, the board of trustees of the school district shall resume |
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management of the campus or district, as applicable, if each campus |
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that was the basis for the action receives an acceptable |
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performance rating. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39A.209(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.208 and in accordance with |
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Section 39A.051(c), the commissioner shall [may] remove a board of |
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managers appointed to govern a school district under Subchapter C |
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[only] if each [the] campus that was the basis for the appointment |
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of the board of managers receives an acceptable performance rating |
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[for two consecutive school years]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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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, 2025. |