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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the conditions under which a closed campus may be |
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repurposed to serve students at that campus location. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39A.113(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) If the commissioner orders the closure of a campus under |
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this subchapter, that campus may be repurposed to serve students at |
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that campus location only if the commissioner: |
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(1) finds that the repurposed campus [:
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[(A)] offers a distinctly different academic |
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program[;] and: |
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(A) [(B)] serves a majority of grade levels not |
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served at the original campus; or [and] |
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(B) is operated in partnership with a nonprofit |
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organization exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3), |
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that: |
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(i) has a successful history of operating a |
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school district campus or open-enrollment charter school serving |
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10,000 or more students; and |
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(ii) has been assigned an overall |
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performance rating of B or higher under Section 39.054 for the |
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preceding school year; and |
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(2) approves a new campus identification number for |
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the repurposed campus. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |