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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishment of open-enrollment charter school |
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campuses under existing charters under certain circumstances |
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without applying for authorization. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.101, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A charter holder may establish one or more new |
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open-enrollment charter school campuses under a charter without |
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applying for authorization from the State Board of Education if: |
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(1) each open-enrollment charter school campus |
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operating under the charter has been assigned an acceptable |
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performance rating as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for the |
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two preceding school years; |
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(2) the charter holder has been assigned a financial |
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performance accountability rating of standard achievement or |
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higher under Subchapter D, Chapter 39, for each of the three |
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preceding school years; |
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(3) the charter holder provides written notice of the |
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establishment of any campus under this subsection, in the time, |
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manner, and form provided by commissioner rule, to the State Board |
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of Education and the commissioner; and |
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(4) not later than the 60th day after the date the |
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charter holder provides written notice under Subdivision (3), the |
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commissioner does not provide written notice to the charter holder |
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disapproving a new campus under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.1101, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.1101. NOTIFICATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION OR |
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ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMPUS. The commissioner by rule shall adopt a |
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procedure for providing notice to the following persons on receipt |
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by the State Board of Education of an application for a charter for |
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an open-enrollment charter school under Section 12.110 or on |
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receipt by the board and the commissioner of notice of the |
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establishment of a campus as authorized under Section 12.101(b-1): |
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(1) the board of trustees of each school district from |
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which the proposed open-enrollment charter school or campus is |
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likely to draw students, as determined by the commissioner; and |
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(2) each member of the legislature that represents the |
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geographic area to be served by the proposed school or campus, as |
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determined by the commissioner. |
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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, 2013. |