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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing parents of students enrolled at a |
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low-performing public school campus to petition the commissioner of |
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education for the appointment of a board of managers, alternative |
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management, or closure of the campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39A.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 39A.101, if a campus has been |
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assigned an unacceptable performance rating under Section 39.054 |
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for two consecutive school years, a majority of the parents of the |
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students enrolled at the campus may, at any time, submit a petition |
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to the commissioner requesting that the commissioner order one of |
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the following actions: |
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(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the |
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school district as provided by Section 39A.202; |
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(2) alternative management of the campus; or |
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(3) closure of the campus [If the commissioner is
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presented, in the time and manner specified by commissioner rule,
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with a written petition signed by the parents of a majority of the
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students enrolled at a campus to which Section 39A.111 applies,
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specifying an action authorized under that section that the parents
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request the commissioner to order, the commissioner shall, except
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as otherwise authorized by this section, order the specific action
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requested]. |
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(b-1) The commissioner shall consider the action requested |
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in a parents' petition under Subsection (b) in determining whether |
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to order the requested action or another permissible action under |
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this subchapter, including ordering the campus to prepare or |
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implement a campus turnaround plan. |
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(b-2) A petition submitted under Subsection (b) must be in a |
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form prescribed by the commissioner. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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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. |