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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the closure of a school campus by the board of trustees |
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of a school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.172 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.172. CAMPUS CLOSURE. (a) Before ordering the |
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closure of a school campus, the board of trustees of a school |
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district shall hold a public hearing at which residents of the |
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district may comment on the proposed closure. |
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(b) Not later than the seventh day before the date of the |
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hearing, the board must: |
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(1) provide written notice of the hearing to the |
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parent of or person standing in parental relation to each student |
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affected by the closure; and |
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(2) publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of |
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general circulation in the district. |
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(c) The notice of the hearing required by Subsection (b) |
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must include: |
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(1) the subject matter of the hearing, including the |
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reason for the proposed closure; and |
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(2) the location, date, and time of the hearing. |
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(d) Following a hearing under Subsection (a), the board |
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shall vote on the proposed closure. If the board votes to close a |
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school campus, the board shall send the results of the vote to the |
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commissioner for approval. |
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(e) The board may not order the closure of a school campus |
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without first obtaining the approval of the commissioner for the |
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closure. |
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(f) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |