Floor Packet Page No. 168                                                   



	

Amend HB 2 as follows:                                                       

	(1) On page 170, line 24, strike "39.1324" and substitute 

"39.1325".         

	(2) On page 176, between lines 14 and 15, insert the 

following:              

	Sec. 39.1324. EXCEPTION TO MANDATORY SANCTIONS: PUBLIC 

CHARTER DISTRICTS.  Notwithstanding Section 39.131 or 39.1323, 

before ordering the closure or reconstitution of a public charter 

district identified as academically unacceptable for a period of 

two consecutive school years, the commissioner shall assign a 

technical assistance and campus intervention team to determine 

appropriate action to take regarding the public charter district, 

which may include closure, reconstitution, or continued operation 

with operational improvements.  The technical assistance and campus 

intervention team shall operate in the same manner provided by 

Section 39.1322.

	(3) On page 176, line 15, strike "39.1324" and substitute 

"39.1325".