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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to appointment of board members and approval for |
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employment for five highest-paid employees at open-enrollment |
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charter schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.061(b), Education Code, is amended as |
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follows: A person may not be elected trustee of an independent |
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school district and a person may not be appointed to the board of an |
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open-enrollment charter school or charter school foundation unless |
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the person is a qualified voter. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 12.1059, Education Code, is amended as |
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follows: A person may not be employed by or serve as a teacher, |
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librarian, educational aide, administrator, or counselor for an |
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open-enrollment charter school unless the person has been approved |
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by the agency following a review of the person's national criminal |
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history record information as provided by Section 22.0832. |
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Further, the five highest-paid administrators shall be qualified |
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voters. |
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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. |