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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures for management of certain public school |
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campuses and school districts identified as academically |
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unacceptable. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.135, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) On or before the 90th day after the date the conservator |
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or management team is appointed [At least every 90 days], the |
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commissioner shall review the need for the conservator or |
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management team and shall remove the conservator or management team |
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unless the commissioner determines that continued appointment is |
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necessary for effective governance of the district or delivery of |
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instructional services. The commissioner shall remove the |
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conservator or management team on or before the 180th day after the |
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date of appointment. |
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(b-1) Every 90 days, the conservator or management team |
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shall file a report with the governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, the lieutenant governor, and each state |
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representative and senator who represents any part of the area in |
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which the school district is located. The report must indicate the |
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current status of the district, including any progress made since |
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the appointment or last report, as applicable, problems identified, |
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and solutions suggested or implemented. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.1351 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.1351. MONITOR. (a) Every 90 days, a monitor |
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appointed to participate in and report to the agency on activities |
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of the board of trustees or the superintendent under this |
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subchapter shall file a report with the governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, the lieutenant governor, and each state |
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representative and senator who represents any part of the area in |
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which the district is located. The report must indicate the current |
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status of the district, including any progress made since the |
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appointment or last report, as applicable, problems identified, and |
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solutions suggested or implemented. |
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(b) The commissioner shall remove the monitor on or before |
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the 180th day after the date of appointment. |
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SECTION 3. Section 39.136, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-1) Every 90 days, the board of managers shall file a |
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report with the governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, the lieutenant governor, and each state |
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representative and senator who represents any part of the area in |
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which the district is located. The report must indicate the current |
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status of the district, including any progress made since the |
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appointment or last report, as applicable, problems identified, and |
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solutions suggested or implemented. |
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(e) At the direction of the commissioner but not later than |
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the 180th day after [second anniversary of] the date the board of |
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managers of a district was appointed, the board of managers shall |
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order an election of members of the district board of trustees. The |
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election must be held on a uniform election date on which an |
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election of district trustees may be held under Section 41.001, |
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Election Code, that is at least 180 days after the date the election |
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was ordered. On qualification of members for office, the board of |
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trustees assumes all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of |
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trustees by law, rule, or regulation. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter G, Chapter 39, Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a monitor, conservator, |
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management team, or board of managers of a school district |
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appointed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2009. |