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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 that may be granted for |
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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. If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, does not become law, Section 12.101(b), |
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Education Code, is amended to 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. If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, becomes law, Section 12.1014(b), Education |
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Code, as effective September 1, 2013, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) [The limit on the number of charters for open-enrollment
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charter schools imposed by Section 12.101 does not apply to a
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charter granted under this section to a school at which at least 50
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percent of the students are eligible to receive services under
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Subchapter A, Chapter 29.] Not more than five charters may be |
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granted under this section for schools at which at least 50 percent |
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of the students are eligible to receive services under Subchapter |
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A, Chapter 29 [described by this subsection]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, does not become law, Section 221.0071(a), |
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Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law [and in addition to the
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number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12,
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Education Code], the State Board of Education may grant a charter on |
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the application of a detention, correctional, or residential |
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facility established only for juvenile offenders under Section |
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51.12, 51.125, or 51.126, Family Code. |
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(b) If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2013, becomes law, Section 221.0071(a), Human Resources |
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Code, as effective September 1, 2013, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law [and in addition to the
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number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12,
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Education Code], the commissioner of education may grant a charter |
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on the application of a detention, correctional, or residential |
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facility established only for juvenile offenders under Section |
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51.12, 51.125, or 51.126, Family Code. |
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SECTION 4. (a) If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, does not become law, Section 221.056(d), |
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Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law [and in addition to the
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number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12,
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Education Code], the State Board of Education shall grant a charter |
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on the application of a residential treatment facility established |
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under this section for a school chartered for the purposes of this |
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section. |
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(b) If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2013, becomes law, Section 221.056(d), Human Resources |
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Code, as effective September 1, 2013, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law [and in addition to the
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number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12,
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Education Code], the commissioner of education shall grant a |
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charter on the application of a residential treatment facility |
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established under this section for a school chartered for the |
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purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 5. (a) If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, does not become law, Section 12.156(b), |
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Education Code, is repealed. |
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(b) If S.B. No. 2, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2013, becomes law, the following provisions of the |
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Education Code, as effective September 1, 2013, are repealed: |
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(1) Section 12.0522(e); |
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(2) Sections 12.101(b-1), (b-2), and (b-7); and |
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(3) Section 12.156(b). |
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SECTION 6. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |