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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for certain charter entities to contract |
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with a school district to operate a district campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1), (c-1), and (c-2) and amending Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) If a campus intervention team has been assigned to a |
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campus, the board of trustees of a school district may not enter |
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into a contract under Subsection (a) for the operation of that |
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campus until the campus intervention team has completed the |
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responsibilities assigned under Subchapter B, Chapter 39A, |
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including: |
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(1) performing an on-site needs assessment; |
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(2) recommending actions relating to insufficient |
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performance of the campus; and |
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(3) developing a targeted improvement plan and |
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submitting the plan to the commissioner. |
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(c) Not later than 30 days before the date a school district |
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enters [Before entering] into a contract as provided by this |
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section, a school district shall seek the advice and opinion of |
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[must consult with] campus personnel regarding the provisions to be |
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included in the contract between the school district and the |
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open-enrollment charter school. A school district must obtain and |
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retain in the district's records a document signed by all campus |
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personnel certifying that campus personnel was consulted in |
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accordance with this subsection. |
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(c-1) A contract entered into between a school district and |
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an open-enrollment charter school under this section: |
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(1) may not affect any [All] rights or [and] |
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protections afforded by: |
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(A) current employment contracts or agreements; |
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or |
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(B) Chapter 21 or 22; |
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(2) must provide that the campus will not be subject to |
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a reduction in personnel as a result of the contract; and |
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(3) must be published on the district's Internet |
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website not later than 30 days before the date the board of trustees |
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votes to adopt the contract [may not be affected by the contract
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entered into between a school district and an open-enrollment
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charter school under this section]. |
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(c-2) Before a contract between a school district and an |
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open-enrollment charter school may be adopted by the board of |
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trustees of a school district under this section: |
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(1) the district must submit the contract to the |
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parents or guardians of the students enrolled at the affected |
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campus for approval; and |
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(2) the contract must be approved by at least 75 |
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percent of the parents or guardians of students enrolled during the |
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current school year at the campus. |
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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. |