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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public information regarding facilities of school |
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districts and 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. Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING FACILITIES |
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Sec. 46.101. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING |
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FACILITIES. (a) For the purpose of providing information to the |
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public regarding district or school facilities usage and taxpayer |
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value, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall: |
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(1) report data elements specified by commissioner |
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rule to the agency through the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) or a |
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successor data management system maintained by the agency; and |
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(2) provide a direct link on the district's or school's |
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Internet website to the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) or a |
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successor data management system maintained by the agency through |
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which the facilities information relevant to the specific district |
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or school may be readily accessed. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section, including rules ensuring that the Texas |
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Student Data System (TSDS) or a successor data management system |
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maintained by the agency includes appropriate data elements |
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regarding school facilities usage and taxpayer value. |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules for purposes of |
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Subsection (b) based on the recommendations of the Taxpayer Value |
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and School Facilities Usage Advisory Committee established under |
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Section 46.102. This subsection expires September 1, 2017. |
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Sec. 46.102. TAXPAYER VALUE AND SCHOOL FACILITIES USAGE |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The Taxpayer Value and School Facilities |
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Usage Advisory Committee is established to serve the function |
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specified by this section. |
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(b) The committee consists of: |
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(1) the commissioner and the comptroller, who serve as |
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co-chairs of the committee; and |
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(2) the following persons, appointed jointly by the |
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commissioner and comptroller: |
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(A) a current school board member; |
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(B) a current school district administrator; |
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(C) a current public school teacher; |
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(D) a parent of a student currently enrolled in a |
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public school; |
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(E) a representative of the school construction |
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industry, who may be an engineer, architect, or contractor; |
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(F) a representative of the construction |
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industry who does not work on school construction, who may be an |
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engineer, architect, or contractor; and |
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(G) a member of the public. |
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(c) The commissioner and comptroller shall make the |
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appointments required by Subsection (b) not later than October 15, |
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2013. |
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(d) The committee shall meet to develop recommendations |
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regarding the data that should be considered in evaluating a school |
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district's or open-enrollment charter school's facility usage and |
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taxpayer value with regard to school facility construction and |
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renovation. The committee shall hold its initial meeting as soon as |
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possible after the committee members are selected, but not later |
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than November 15, 2013. |
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(e) Not later than December 31, 2014, the committee shall |
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develop its final recommendations and submit a report to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
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representatives. The committee shall also make the report |
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available electronically to members of the legislature. |
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(f) Based on the recommendations developed by the |
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committee, the commissioner shall: |
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(1) ensure that the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) |
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or a successor data management system maintained by the agency |
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includes appropriate data elements regarding school facilities; |
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and |
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(2) adopt rules for purposes of Section 46.101. |
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(g) A committee member is not entitled to reimbursement of |
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expenses or to compensation. |
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(h) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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committee. |
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(i) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.101, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies to a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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beginning on the effective date of rules adopted by the |
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commissioner of education under Subsection (b), Section 46.101, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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