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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parental involvement in certain procedures regarding a |
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school campus receiving an unacceptable performance rating under |
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certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 39.107(a), (e), and (e-2), are amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e-2), after [After] a |
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campus has been identified as unacceptable for two consecutive |
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school years, the commissioner shall order the reconstitution of |
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the campus. |
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(e) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable |
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performance rating for two [three] consecutive school years after |
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the 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 (a) or (e) applies, |
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specifying an [the] action described by Subsection (e)(1), (2), or |
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(3) that the parents request the commissioner to order, the |
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commissioner shall [, except as otherwise authorized by this
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subsection,] order the specific action requested. The commissioner |
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shall adopt rules defining the role of parents in the |
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implementation of the requested action, including selection of an |
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alternative management provider or entity engaged for repurposing, |
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as applicable [If the board of trustees of the school district in
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which the campus is located presents to the commissioner, in the
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time and manner specified by commissioner rule, a written request
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that the commissioner order specific action authorized under
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Subsection (c) other than the specific action requested in the
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parents' petition and a written explanation of the basis for the
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board's request, the commissioner may order the action requested by
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the board of trustees]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act supersede any |
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other law to the extent of a conflict. |
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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, 2013. |