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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state funding and accountability provisions applicable |
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to school district campuses and programs operated under school |
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district and charter partnerships. |
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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) If the board of trustees of a school district grants a |
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campus program charter as provided by Section 12.052 and contracts |
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with an entity that has been awarded a charter under Section |
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12.101(a) to jointly operate the campus program, the school |
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district qualifies for funding for the campus program under Section |
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42.2511. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) This subsection applies only to a district campus |
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subject to a contract described by Subsection (a) that received an |
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overall performance rating of unacceptable under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 39, for the school year before operation of the district |
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campus under the contract began. The commissioner may not impose a |
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sanction or take action against the campus under Section 39A.101 |
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[39.107(a) or (e)] for failure to satisfy academic performance |
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standards during the first two school years of operation of a |
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district campus under Subsection (a). The overall performance |
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rating received by the campus during those first two school years is |
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not included in calculating consecutive school years and is not |
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considered a break in consecutive school years under Section |
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39A.101 [39.107(a) or (e)]. |
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(f-1) Subsection (f) does not affect the applicability of |
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Section 39A.111 to the campus, and the performance rating received |
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by the campus during those first two school years is included in |
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calculating consecutive school years for purposes of that section. |
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A campus that, as a result of the exemption from intervention, is |
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not required to submit a campus turnaround plan after two |
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consecutive school years of unacceptable performance is subject to |
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Section 39A.111 as if the campus submitted a plan at the time that |
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the plan would have otherwise been required. |
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SECTION 3. 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 entity to |
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operate a campus program as provided by Section 11.157(b). |
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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 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |