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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a parental role in determining sanctions applied to a |
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public school campus under certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.107, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (e-2) and (e-3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable |
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performance rating for three consecutive school years after the |
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campus is reconstituted under Subsection (a), the commissioner, |
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subject to Subsection (e-1) or (e-2), shall order: |
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(1) repurposing of the campus under this section; |
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(2) alternative management of the campus under this |
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section; or |
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(3) closure of the campus. |
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(e-2) For purposes of this subsection, "parent" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 12.051. If the commissioner is |
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presented, in the time and manner specified by commissioner rule, a |
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written petition signed by the parents of a majority of the students |
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enrolled at a campus to which Subsection (e) applies, specifying |
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the action described by Subsection (e)(1), (2), or (3) that the |
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parents request the commissioner to order, the commissioner shall, |
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except as otherwise authorized by this subsection, order the |
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specific action requested. If the board of trustees of the school |
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district in which the campus is located presents to the |
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commissioner, in the time and manner specified by commissioner |
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rule, a written request that the commissioner order specific action |
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authorized under Subsection (e) other than the specific action |
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requested in the parents' petition and a written explanation of the |
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basis for the board's request, the commissioner may order the |
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action requested by the board of trustees. |
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(e-3) For purposes of Subsection (e-2), the signature of |
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only one parent of a student is required. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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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, 2011. |