(b) Notwithstanding Section 12.052, in accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district shall, with the approval of the commissioner, grant a charter for a campus to an entity to which a charter may be granted under Section 12.052 or 12.0521, if the board is presented with a petition signed by the parents of a majority of the students at the campus. Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1) or Section 12.052, in accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a district shall, with the approval of the commissioner, grant a charter for a campus that has been identified as unacceptable under Section 39.054 for four consecutive school years to an entity that is a charter holder under Subchapter D or E and that is eligible under Subsection (c), if the board is presented with a petition signed by the parents of a majority of the students at the campus. An entity that is a charter holder under Subchapter D or E that is granted a charter for a campus under this subsection has the same authority over the operations of the campus for which the charter is granted as a charter holder has under Subchapter D or E, as applicable. For purposes of this subsection, the signature of only one parent of a student is required.

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