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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public access to local innovation plans adopted by |
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school districts of innovation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12A, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 12A.0071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12A.0071. POSTING OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN. (a) A |
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school district designated as a district of innovation shall ensure |
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that a copy of the district's current local innovation plan is |
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available to the public by posting and maintaining the plan in a |
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prominent location on the district's Internet website. |
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(b) Not later than the 15th day after the date on which the |
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board of trustees adopts a proposed local innovation plan, adopts a |
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proposed amendment of a local innovation plan, or renews a local |
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innovation plan, the district shall provide a copy of the current |
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local innovation plan to the agency. The agency shall promptly post |
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the current local innovation plan on the agency's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |