Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 4205	House Author:  Craddick
Effective:  6-10-19	Senate Sponsor:  Perry

            House Bill 4205 amends the Education Code to authorize a public school district campus that is subject to certain accountability interventions because of repeated unacceptable ratings to submit an accelerated campus excellence turnaround plan as an alternative to a standard campus turnaround plan. The bill sets out requirements for an accelerated plan, requires the commissioner of education to approve a campus turnaround plan that meets those requirements, and authorizes the commissioner to provide related implementation guidance to districts as necessary.

House Bill 4205 authorizes a campus that has been ordered to be closed under accountability interventions and sanctions provisions to be repurposed to serve students if the campus is operated under a contract with a nonprofit organization that meets certain criteria and the commissioner approves a new campus identification number. A qualifying contract must provide for the admission for enrollment at the repurposed campus of a student who resided in the attendance zone of the campus immediately before the campus was repurposed.

House Bill 4205 establishes that a decision made by the commissioner relating to a campus turnaround plan and associated accountability procedures is final and may not be appealed.