Amend CSHB 3 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 11.163 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.163.  CAMPUS CLOSURES.  (a)  If the board of trustees 
of a school district proposes to close a campus, the board must:
		(1)  at least 10 days before the date of the first 
public meeting required under Subdivision (4), send written  notice 
of the proposed closure, including a translation of the text of the 
notice into Spanish, by regular mail to:
			(A)  the parent of each child who would otherwise 
attend the campus during the first school year that the campus is 
proposed to be closed; and
			(B)  each elected official who represents 
territory included in the boundaries of the school district;
		(2)  provide a period of at least 90 days after the date 
notice is sent under Subdivision (1) for soliciting and considering 
public comment regarding the proposed closure;
		(3)  promptly make district documents associated with 
the proposed closure, other than documents that are confidential 
under law, available to the public through the Internet and by other 
means for persons without Internet access; and
		(4)  hold at least two public meetings during the 
period described by Subdivision (2) at which the district 
superintendent and board members are available to answer questions 
and receive comments, including questions and comments relating to 
the documents made available under Subdivision (3).
	(b)  If, after conclusion of the period described by 
Subsection (a)(2) and consideration of public comments, the board 
of trustees continues to conclude that the campus should be closed, 
the district must develop a written closure plan that:
		(1)  describes the ways in which each affected child's 
education will be altered as a result of the closure;
		(2)  identifies each educational program available at 
the campus being closed that will not be available at each campus to 
which students will be transferred as a result of the closure;
		(3)  describes the effect of the closure on student 
safety, including such elements as the number of registered sex 
offenders residing in the vicinity of each campus to which students 
will be transferred as a result of the closure; and
		(4)  addresses questions and comments raised by the 
public during the period described by Subsection (a)(2).
	(c)  The district must make the closure plan required by 
Subsection (b) available to the public through the Internet and by 
other appropriate means for persons without Internet access.