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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of charters the State Board of Education may |
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grant for open-enrollment charter schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.101(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The State Board of Education may grant a charter for an |
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open-enrollment charter school only to an applicant that meets any |
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financial, governing, and operational standards adopted by the |
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commissioner under this subchapter. [The State Board of Education
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may not grant a total of more than 215 charters for an
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open-enrollment charter school.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.156(b), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |