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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing open-enrollment charter schools to be |
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awarded academic distinction designations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.201, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.201. DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS. (a) Not later than |
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August 8 of each year, the commissioner shall award distinction |
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designations under this subchapter. |
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(b) A district or campus may not be awarded a distinction |
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designation under this subchapter unless the district or campus has |
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acceptable performance under Section 39.054. |
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(c) In addition to the condition prescribed by Subsection |
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(b), an open-enrollment charter school may not be awarded a |
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distinction designation under this subchapter if the charter school |
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is evaluated under alternative education accountability procedures |
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adopted by the commissioner. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.2011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.2011. APPLICABILITY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. In this |
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subchapter: |
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(1) a district includes an open-enrollment charter |
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school that operates on more than one campus; and |
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(2) a campus includes an open-enrollment charter |
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school campus. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 12.104, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to: |
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(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal |
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offense; and |
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(2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as |
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applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this |
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title, relating to: |
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(A) the Public Education Information Management |
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System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with |
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this subchapter as determined by the commissioner; |
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(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 22; |
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(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading |
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instruction programs under Section 28.006; |
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(D) accelerated instruction under Section |
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28.0211; |
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(E) high school graduation requirements under |
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Section 28.025; |
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(F) special education programs under Subchapter |
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A, Chapter 29; |
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(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 29; |
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(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 29; |
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(I) extracurricular activities under Section |
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33.081; |
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(J) discipline management practices or behavior |
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management techniques under Section 37.0021; |
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(K) health and safety under Chapter 38; |
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(L) public school accountability under |
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Subchapters B, C, D, E, G, and J, Chapter 39; |
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(M) the requirement under Section 21.006 to |
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report an educator's misconduct; and |
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(N) intensive programs of instruction under |
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Section 28.0213. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |