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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to approval of school district and charter school |
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partnerships to operate school district campuses and programs and |
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to eligibility for state funding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.157, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.157. CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. (a) The |
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board of trustees of an independent school district may contract |
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with a public or private entity for that entity to provide |
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educational services for the district. |
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(b) A school district and open-enrollment charter school |
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may apply to the commissioner for approval to jointly operate a |
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campus or campus program. During each school year, the |
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commissioner may approve not more than three contracts for a school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a |
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campus or campus program and to receive funding as provided by |
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Subsection (d). This subsection does not apply to the renewal of a |
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contract previously approved by the commissioner. |
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(c) A school district contract with an open-enrollment |
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charter school to jointly operate a campus or campus program during |
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the 2017-2018 school year is considered to be a contract approved by |
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the commissioner and is eligible to receive funding as provided by |
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Subsection (d). |
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(d) A school district that contracts with the governing body |
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of an open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or |
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campus program qualifies for funding under Section 42.2511 for each |
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student or the portion of each student's school day under the |
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direction of the open-enrollment charter school if the most recent |
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accountability rating of: |
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(1) the campus was a C or higher under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 39; and |
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(2) the open-enrollment charter school was a C or |
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higher under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 39. |
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(e) The commissioner may adopt rules and collect data to |
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determine the portion of funding a school district is entitled to |
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under Subsection (d) if the district contracts with an |
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open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus program. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 42.2511(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a school district and an open-enrollment charter |
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school that enter into a contract to operate a district campus as |
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provided by Section 11.174; [and] |
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(2) a charter granted by a school district for a |
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program operated by an entity that has entered into a contract under |
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Section 11.174, provided that the district does not appoint a |
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majority of the governing body of the charter holder; and |
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(3) a school district that contracts with an |
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open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or |
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campus program as provided by Section 11.157(d). |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or |
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Chapter 41, a school district subject to this section is entitled to |
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receive for each student in average daily attendance at the campus |
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or program described by Subsection (a) an amount equivalent to the |
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difference, if the difference results in increased funding, |
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between: |
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(1) the amount described by Section 12.106; and |
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(2) the amount to which the district would be entitled |
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under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |