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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter |
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school or campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.1101, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.1101. NOTIFICATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION OR |
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ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMPUS; OPEN DATE. (a) The commissioner by rule |
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shall adopt a procedure for providing notice to the following |
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persons on receipt by the commissioner of an application for a |
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charter for an open-enrollment charter school under Section 12.110, |
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[or of] notice of the establishment of a campus as authorized under |
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Section 12.101(b-4), or a request for approval of an expansion |
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amendment to establish a new campus submitted under Section 12.114: |
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(1) the board of trustees of each school district from |
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which the proposed open-enrollment charter school or campus is |
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likely to draw students, as determined by the commissioner; and |
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(2) each member of the legislature that represents the |
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geographic area to be served by the proposed school or campus, as |
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determined by the commissioner. |
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(b) The procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must require |
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the notice to: |
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(1) be provided not later than 18 months before the |
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date on which the open-enrollment charter school or campus is |
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anticipated to open; and |
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(2) include sufficient specificity regarding the |
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proposed location of the school or campus for each school district |
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described by Subsection (a)(1) to adequately anticipate any |
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resulting changes in enrollment at each district campus. |
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(c) A proposed open-enrollment charter school or campus for |
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which notice is provided under Subsection (a) may not open: |
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(1) before the anticipated opening date provided in |
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the notice; or |
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(2) before June 1 or later than October 15 of any year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.1101, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies beginning with a new open-enrollment charter |
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school or campus that is anticipated to open for the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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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, 2019. |