SB 28, Sen 2nd Rdg, Amnd #F1

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Amend CSSB 28 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 12.101(b-0), Education Code (page 1, line 31), strike "10" and substitute "9".

(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 12.101(b-0), Education Code (page 2, line 3), strike "and".

(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 12.101(b-0), Education Code, (page 2, line 5) between "charter" and the underlined period, insert the following:

; and

(6) evidence that:

(A) the recruitment policies of the open-enrollment charter school or campus encourage special education students to apply and the admission and enrollment of special education students at the school or campus is not limited;

(B) the proposed leadership of the open-enrollment charter school or campus has a record of prior performance that demonstrates improvement in school and campus operations, academic and fiscal management, and student performance;

(C) the proposed budget of the open-enrollment charter school or campus includes sufficient funding to support the academic programs, support services, and staffing included in the application; and

(D) the fiduciary responsibilities and decisions of the open-enrollment charter school or campus are executed by the governing body of the charter school.

(4) In SECTION 2 of the bill, adding Section 12.1058(d), Education Code (page 2, line 18), strike "12.103(c)," and substitute "12.013(c) or Section 395.022(b), Local Government Code,".

(5) In SECTION 6 of the bill, amending Section 395.022(b), Local Government Code (page 4, line 15), following the period, insert the following:

This section applies only to an open-enrollment charter school campus constructed on land that:

(1) is owned by the charter holder or the charter holder's parent nonprofit entity; and

(2) does not include any other uses.