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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public school campus's election under a campus |
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turnaround plan to operate as a community school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.107, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b-13), (b-14) and (b-15) to read as follows: |
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(b-13) A campus turnaround plan developed under this |
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section may permit a campus to operate as a community school. A |
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plan to operate as a community school must include, in addition to |
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the other requirements of this section, strategies and programs to |
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coordinate academic, social, and health services and reduce |
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barriers to learning through partnerships and service |
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coordination. |
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(b-14) Programs and services offered by a campus operating |
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as a community school under a campus turnaround plan may include: |
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(1) early childhood education; |
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(2) after-school and summer school academic and |
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enrichment programs; |
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(3) college and career preparation; |
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(4) service learning opportunities, such as |
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internships and community service programs; |
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(5) leadership and mentoring programs; |
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(6) activities to encourage community and parent |
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engagement in students' education; |
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(7) health and social services for students and their |
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families; and |
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(8) parenting classes. |
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(b-15) A campus that elects to operate as a community school |
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under a campus turnaround plan must: |
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(1) establish a school community partnership team, |
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composed of the members required for a campus-level planning and |
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decision-making committee under Section 11.251 and additional |
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community representatives, to coordinate with the campus |
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intervention team for the campus; |
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(2) establish a partnership with a lead organization |
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that has experience in developing and implementing a community |
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school plan; and |
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(3) designate a school district employee or an |
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employee of an organization with experience in developing and |
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implementing a community school plan as the community school |
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coordinator for the campus, whose duties must include the |
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recruitment and coordination of services from community partners. |
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(4) develop a community school plan that satisfies the |
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requirements for a campus improvement plan under Section 11.253; |
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and |
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(5) gain approval for the community school plan from: |
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(A) at least 75 percent of campus faculty and |
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staff and 75 percent of parents of students enrolled at the school; |
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and |
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(B) the board of trustees of the school district |
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in which the school is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.107, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (s) to read as follows: |
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(s) The commissioner may not order the closure of a campus |
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under this section without giving the campus the opportunity to |
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operate as a community school under a campus turnaround plan and at |
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least two years to implement the campus's community school plan. |
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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, 2017. |