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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appeal to the commissioner of education of certain |
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actions or decisions of an open-enrollment charter school governing |
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body. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.057(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may |
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appeal in writing to the commissioner if the person is aggrieved by: |
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(1) the school laws of this state; [or] |
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(2) actions or decisions of any school district board |
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of trustees that violate: |
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(A) the school laws of this state; or |
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(B) a provision of a written employment contract |
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between the school district and a school district employee, if a |
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violation causes or would cause monetary harm to the employee; or |
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(3) actions or decisions of any open-enrollment |
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charter school governing body that violate: |
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(A) the school laws of this state; or |
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(B) a provision of a written employment contract |
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between the open-enrollment charter school and an employee of the |
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open-enrollment charter school, if a violation causes or would |
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cause monetary harm to the employee. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 12.1041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.1041. APPLICABILITY OF APPEALS PROCEDURE. The |
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actions or decisions of an open-enrollment charter school governing |
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body are subject to the appeals process provided under Section |
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7.057. An open-enrollment charter school must comply with a |
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decision issued by the commissioner in response to an appeal filed |
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under Section 7.057. |
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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. |