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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a pilot program to provide additional funding to a |
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school district to improve the performance of certain campuses |
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under the accountability system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39A.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39A.907. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR |
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CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT. (a) The commissioner shall establish a campus |
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improvement pilot program in which a participating school district |
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with a campus that is assigned an overall performance rating of |
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needs improvement or unacceptable performance under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 39, will receive additional state aid to implement a campus |
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improvement plan. |
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(b) The commissioner shall select not more than 12 school |
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districts in each state fiscal biennium to participate in the pilot |
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program. A district is eligible to apply to the commissioner to |
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participate in the program if: |
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(1) the district has a campus that is assigned an |
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overall performance rating under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, of needs |
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improvement or unacceptable performance; |
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(2) the district is located in a municipality or a |
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county with a high proportion of open-enrollment charter schools |
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relative to other municipalities or counties in this state, as |
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determined by the commissioner; and |
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(3) an open-enrollment charter school operating for |
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the first year is located in the boundaries of the district. |
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(c) A school district that meets the eligibility criteria |
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established under Subsection (b) and commissioner rules adopted |
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under this section may apply to the commissioner for selection to |
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participate in the pilot program. To be selected, the district must |
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submit a campus improvement plan as described by Section 11.253 |
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that identifies performance goals to be implemented to improve the |
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performance of the campus. |
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(d) Subchapter B does not apply to the campus of the school |
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district selected for participation in the pilot program and a |
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campus intervention team may not be assigned under Section 39A.051 |
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for the state fiscal biennium during which the district |
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participates in the program established under this section. |
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(e) A district participating in the pilot program is |
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entitled to additional state aid to implement the campus |
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improvement plan described by Subsection (c). For each student of |
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the campus in average daily attendance the district will receive |
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additional funding in an amount equal to what the campus would |
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receive under Section 12.106 if the campus was an open-enrollment |
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charter school. A school district may use additional state aid only |
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for the purpose of implementing the campus improvement plan. |
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(f) Not later than August 31 of the second school year of the |
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state fiscal biennium during which a school district participates |
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in the pilot program, the board of trustees of the district shall |
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issue a report to the commissioner regarding the implementation of |
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the campus improvement plan. The report must provide the most |
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recent performance rating of the campus and indicate whether the |
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campus improved under the plan. A school district's participation |
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in the program ends on August 31 of the second school year of the |
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state fiscal biennium. |
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(g) If the performance of a campus that is the subject of a |
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campus improvement plan described by Subsection (c) is assigned an |
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overall performance rating under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for the |
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second school year of the state fiscal biennium during which the |
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school district participates in the pilot program that is two or |
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more performance ratings higher than the performance rating |
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assigned the campus for the school year preceding the district's |
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participation in the program, the district is entitled to the |
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additional state aid described by Subsection (e) for each school |
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year of the state fiscal biennium occurring after the district's |
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participation in the program ends under Subsection (f). |
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(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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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. |