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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an open-enrollment charter school |
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operated by a municipality to give a preference in admissions to |
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children of employees of the municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.117, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) An open-enrollment charter school authorized by a |
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charter granted under this subchapter to a municipality: |
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(1) is considered a work-site open-enrollment charter |
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school for purposes of federal regulations regarding admissions |
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policies that apply to open-enrollment charter schools receiving |
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federal funding; and |
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(2) notwithstanding Subsection (a), may admit |
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children of employees of the municipality to the school before |
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conducting a lottery to fill remaining available positions, |
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provided that the number of children admitted under this |
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subdivision constitutes only a small percentage, as may be further |
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specified by federal regulation, of the school's total enrollment. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |