Amend SB 1365 (house committee report) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:

ARTICLE 1. STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

SECTION 1.01.  Section 7.055, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner's power to delegate ministerial and executive functions under Subsection (b)(5) is a valid delegation of authority.

SECTION 1.02.  Section 11.151(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  Except as provided by Sections 39A.201 and 39A.202, the [The] trustees as a body corporate have the exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district. All powers and duties not specifically delegated by statute to the agency or to the State Board of Education are reserved for the trustees, and the agency may not substitute its judgment for the lawful exercise of those powers and duties by the trustees.

SECTION 1.03.  Section 11.1511(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  In addition to powers and duties under Section 11.151 or other law, the board of trustees of an independent school district has the powers and duties provided by Subsection (b), except as otherwise provided by Sections 39A.201 and 39A.202.

ARTICLE 2. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY

SECTION 2.01.  Chapter 5, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 5.003 to read as follows:

SECTION 2.02.  Sections 12.1141(b) and (d), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b)  At the end of the term of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school, if a charter holder submits to the commissioner a petition for expedited renewal of the charter, the charter automatically renews unless, not later than the 30th day after the date the charter holder submits the petition, the commissioner provides written notice to the charter holder that expedited renewal of the charter is denied. The commissioner may not deny expedited renewal of a charter if:

(1)  the charter holder has been assigned the highest or second highest performance rating under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for the three preceding school years;

(2)  the charter holder has been assigned a financial performance accountability rating under Subchapter D, Chapter 39, indicating financial performance that is satisfactory or better for the three preceding school years; and

(3)  no campus operating under the charter has been assigned an unacceptable [the lowest] performance rating under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for the three preceding school years or such a campus has been closed.

(d)  At the end of the term of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school, if a charter holder submits to the commissioner a petition for renewal of the charter, the commissioner may not renew the charter and shall allow the charter to expire if:

(1)  the charter holder has been assigned an unacceptable [the lowest] performance rating under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for any three of the five preceding school years;

(2)  the charter holder has been assigned a financial accountability performance rating under Subchapter D, Chapter 39, indicating financial performance that is lower than satisfactory for any three of the five preceding school years;

(3)  the charter holder has been assigned any combination of the ratings described by Subdivision (1) or (2) for any three of the five preceding school years; or

(4)  any campus operating under the charter has been assigned an unacceptable [the lowest] performance rating under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, for the three preceding school years and such a campus has not been closed.

SECTION 2.03.  Section 29.202(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  A student is eligible to receive a public education grant or to attend another public school in the district in which the student resides under this subchapter if the student is assigned to attend a public school campus assigned an unacceptable performance rating that is made publicly available under Section 39.054 [for:

[(1)     the student achievement domain under Section 39.053(c)(1); and

[(2)     the school progress domain under Section 39.053(c)(2)].

SECTION 2.04.  Sections 39.057 and 39.058, Education Code, are transferred to Subchapter A, Chapter 39, Education Code, redesignated as Sections 39.003 and 39.004, Education Code, and amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39.003 [39.057].  SPECIAL [ACCREDITATION] INVESTIGATIONS. (a)  The commissioner may authorize special [accreditation] investigations to be conducted:

(1)  when excessive numbers of absences of students eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are determined;

(2)  when excessive numbers of allowable exemptions from the required state assessment instruments are determined;

(3)  in response to complaints submitted to the agency with respect to alleged violations of civil rights or other requirements imposed on the state by federal law or court order;

(4)  in response to established compliance reviews of the district's financial accounting practices and state and federal program requirements;

(5)  when extraordinary numbers of student placements in disciplinary alternative education programs, other than placements under Sections 37.006 and 37.007, are determined;

(6)  in response to an allegation involving a conflict between members of the board of trustees or between the board and the district administration if it appears that the conflict involves a violation of a role or duty of the board members or the administration clearly defined by this code;

(7)  when excessive numbers of students in special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, are assessed through assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section 39.023(b);

(8)  in response to an allegation regarding or an analysis using a statistical method result indicating a possible violation of an assessment instrument security procedure established under Section 39.0301, including for the purpose of investigating or auditing a school district under that section;

(9)  when a significant pattern of decreased academic performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the preceding two school years of students who did not perform satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a) on assessment instruments administered under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l);

(10)  when excessive numbers of students eligible to enroll fail to complete an Algebra II course or any other advanced course as determined by the commissioner;

(11)  when resource allocation practices as evaluated under Section 39.0821 indicate a potential for significant improvement in resource allocation;

(12)  when a disproportionate number of students of a particular demographic group is graduating with a particular endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);

(13)  when an excessive number of students is graduating with a particular endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);

(14)  in response to a complaint submitted to the agency with respect to alleged inaccurate data that is reported through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or through other reports required by state or federal law or rule or court order and that is used by the agency to make a determination relating to public school accountability, including accreditation, under this chapter;

(15)  when a school district for any reason fails to produce, at the request of the agency, evidence or an investigation report relating to an educator who is under investigation by the State Board for Educator Certification; or

(16)  as the commissioner otherwise determines necessary.

(b)  If the agency's findings in an investigation under Subsection (a)(6) indicate that the board of trustees has observed a lawfully adopted policy that does not otherwise violate a law or rule, the agency may not substitute its judgment for that of the board.

(c)  The commissioner may authorize special [accreditation] investigations to be conducted in response to repeated complaints submitted to the agency concerning imposition of excessive paperwork requirements on classroom teachers.

(d)  Based on the results of a special [accreditation] investigation, the commissioner may:

(1)  take appropriate action under Chapter 39A;

(2)  lower the school district's accreditation status or a district's or campus's accountability rating; or

(3)  take action under both Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(e)  At any time before issuing a report with the agency's final findings, the commissioner may defer taking an action under Subsection (d) until:

(2)  a district completes a corrective action plan developed by the commissioner; or

(f)  Based on the results of an action taken under Subsection (e), the commissioner may decline to take the deferred action under Subsection (d) [Regardless of whether the commissioner lowers the school district's accreditation status or a district's or campus's performance rating under Subsection (d), the commissioner may take action under Section 39A.002 or 39A.051 if the commissioner determines that the action is necessary to improve any area of a district's or campus's performance, including the district's financial accounting practices].

Sec. 39.004 [39.058].  CONDUCT OF SPECIAL [ACCREDITATION] INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The agency shall adopt written procedures for conducting special [accreditation] investigations [under this subchapter], including procedures that allow the agency to obtain information from district employees in a manner that prevents a district or campus from screening the information. The agency shall make the procedures available on the agency Internet website. Agency staff must be trained in the procedures and must follow the procedures in conducting the special [accreditation] investigation.

(b)  After completing a special [accreditation] investigation, the agency shall present preliminary findings to any person or entity the agency finds has violated a law, rule, or policy. [Before issuing a report with its final findings, the agency must provide a person or entity the agency finds has violated a law, rule, or policy an opportunity for an informal review by the commissioner or a designated hearing examiner.]

SECTION 2.05.  Subchapter A, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Sections 39.005, 39.006, and 39.007 to read as follows:

SECTION 2.06.  Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (a-3), and (b-1) and adding Subsections (a-4) and (a-5) to read as follows:

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-4), the [The] commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school district and campus performance and assign each district and campus an overall performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In addition to the overall performance rating, the commissioner shall assign each district and campus a separate domain performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F for each domain under Section 39.053(c). An overall or domain performance rating of A reflects exemplary performance. An overall or domain performance rating of B reflects recognized performance. An overall or domain performance rating of C reflects acceptable performance. An overall or domain performance rating of D reflects performance that needs improvement. An overall or domain performance rating of F reflects unacceptable performance. A district may not receive an overall or domain performance rating of A if the district includes any campus with a corresponding overall or domain performance rating of D or F. If a school district has been approved under Section 39.0544 to assign campus performance ratings and the commissioner has not assigned a campus an overall performance rating of D or F, the commissioner shall assign the campus an overall performance rating based on the school district assigned performance rating under Section 39.0544. [A reference in law to an acceptable rating or acceptable performance includes an overall or domain performance rating of A, B, C, or D or performance that is exemplary, recognized, or acceptable performance or performance that needs improvement.]

(a-3)  Not later than August 15 of each year, the following information [performance ratings of each district and campus] shall be made publicly available as provided by rules adopted under this section:

(2)  if applicable, the number of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings for each district and campus.

(a-4)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may assign a school district or campus an overall performance rating of "Not Rated" if the commissioner determines that the assignment of a performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F would be inappropriate because:

(b-1)  Consideration of the effectiveness of district programs under Section 39.052(b)(2)(B) or (C):

(1)  must:

(A)  be based on data collected through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) for purposes of accountability under this chapter; and

(B)  include the results of assessments required under Section 39.023; and

(2)  may be based on the results of a special [accreditation] investigation conducted under Section 39.003 [39.057].

SECTION 2.07.  Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.0543 to read as follows:

SECTION 2.08.  Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Sections 39.0545 and 39.0546 to read as follows:

(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods and standards for evaluating the performance for the 2020-2021 school year of a campus to which this section applies. The rules adopted under this section must evaluate a campus under the domains of indicators of achievement listed in Sections 39.053(c)(1) and (2).

SECTION 2.09.  Sections 39.151(a), (b), and (e), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a)  The commissioner by rule shall provide a process for a school district or open-enrollment charter school to challenge an agency decision made under this chapter relating to an academic or financial accountability rating that affects the district or school, including a determination of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings.

(b)  The rules under Subsection (a) must provide for the commissioner to appoint a committee to make recommendations to the commissioner on a challenge made to an agency decision relating to an academic performance rating or determination, including a determination of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings, or financial accountability rating. The commissioner may not appoint an agency employee as a member of the committee.

(e)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not challenge an agency decision relating to an academic or financial accountability rating under this chapter, including a decision relating to a determination of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings, in another proceeding if the district or school has had an opportunity to challenge the decision under this section.

SECTION 2.10.  Section 39A.003, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

SECTION 2.11.  Section 39A.004, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39A.004.  APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. The commissioner may appoint a board of managers to exercise the powers and duties of a school district's board of trustees if the district is subject to commissioner action under:

(1)  Section 39A.001(1) [39A.001] and:

(A) [(1)]  has a current accreditation status of accredited-warned or accredited-probation;

(B) [(2)]  fails to satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e); or

(C) [(3)]  fails to satisfy financial accountability standards as determined by commissioner rule; or

(2)  Section 39A.001(2).

SECTION 2.12.  Sections 39A.006(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a)  This section applies:

(1)  regardless of whether a school district has satisfied the accreditation criteria; and

(2)  to a conservator or management team appointed under any provision of this title, regardless of the scope or any changes to the scope of the conservator's or team's oversight.

(b)  If for two consecutive school years, including the current school year, a school district has had a conservator or management team assigned to the district or a district campus for any reason under this title, the commissioner may appoint a board of managers to exercise the powers and duties of the board of trustees of the district.

SECTION 2.13.  Section 39A.061(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  The commissioner may authorize a targeted improvement plan, [or] an updated targeted improvement plan, or a local improvement plan to supersede the provisions of and satisfy the requirements of developing, reviewing, and revising a campus improvement plan under Subchapter F, Chapter 11.

SECTION 2.14.  Subchapter B, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39A.065 to read as follows:

SECTION 2.15.  Section 39A.102, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b)  Subject to Subsection (b-1), the [The] commissioner may appoint a monitor, conservator, management team, or board of managers to the school district to ensure and oversee district-level support to low-performing campuses and the implementation of the updated targeted improvement plan.

SECTION 2.16.  The heading to Section 39A.110, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39A.110.  MODIFICATION OF [CHANGE IN] CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN [PERFORMANCE RATING].

SECTION 2.17.  Section 39A.110, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:

SECTION 2.18.  Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39A.111.  CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING. If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable performance rating for five [three] consecutive school years [after the campus is ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section 39A.101], the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, shall order:

(1)  appointment of a board of managers to govern the school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or

(2)  closure of the campus.

SECTION 2.19.  Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is amended by adding Sections 39A.117 and 39A.118 to read as follows:

SECTION 2.20.  Section 39A.201(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  Notwithstanding Section 11.151(b) or 11.1511(a) or any other provision of this code, a [A] board of managers may exercise all of the powers and duties assigned to a board of trustees of a school district by law, rule, or regulation.

SECTION 2.21.  Section 39A.202(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  Notwithstanding Section 11.151(b) or 11.1511(a) or any other provision of this code, if [If] the commissioner appoints a board of managers to govern a school district:

(1)  the powers of the board of trustees of the district are suspended for the period of the appointment; and

(2)  the commissioner shall appoint a district superintendent.

SECTION 2.22.  Section 39A.301(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school must appeal under this section if the district or charter school [that] intends to challenge a decision by the commissioner under this chapter to:

(1)  close the district or a district campus or the charter school;

(2)  [or to] pursue alternative management of a district campus or the charter school;

(4)  appoint a conservator or management team to the district or charter school [must appeal the decision under this section].

SECTION 2.23.  Section 39A.116, Education Code, is transferred to Subchapter Z, Chapter 39A, Education Code, redesignated as Section 39A.906, Education Code, and amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39A.906 [39A.116].  COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY. A decision by the commissioner under Chapter 39 or this chapter [subchapter] is final and may not be appealed unless an applicable provision of Chapter 39 or this chapter provides otherwise.

SECTION 2.24.  Section 39A.0545, Education Code, is repealed.

SECTION 2.25.  (a)  Sections 39.003 and 39.004, Education Code, as redesignated and amended by this Act, and Sections 39.005, 39.006, and 39.007, Education Code, as added by this Act, apply to a special investigation authorized, initiated, opened, or finalized on or after the effective date of this Act. A special investigation authorized or initiated by the Texas Education Agency under Section 39.057, Education Code, before the effective date of this Act that is open and not finalized on the effective date of this Act, shall be continued as if authorized by Section 39.003, Education Code, as redesignated and amended by this Act, and proceed subject to Section 39.004, Education Code, as redesignated and amended by this Act, and Sections 39.005, 39.006, and 39.007, Education Code, as added by this Act.

(b)  Section 39A.006, Education Code, as amended by this Act, applies to a conservator or management team assigned to a school district before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 2.26.  If this Act takes effect later than August 15, 2021, the Texas Education Agency shall publish the consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings as required by Section 39.054(a-3), Education Code, as amended by this Act, for each school district and campus as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 2.27.  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the commissioner of education shall adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods and standards for evaluating the performance of a campus for the 2020-2021 school year as required by Section 39.0545, Education Code, as added by this Act.

ARTICLE 3. PUBLIC SCHOOL FISCAL MANAGEMENT

SECTION 3.01.  Section 44.052(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c)  A trustee of a school district who votes to approve any expenditure of school funds in violation of a provision of this code, for a purpose for which those funds may not be spent, or in excess of the item or items appropriated in the adopted budget or a supplementary or amended budget commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

SECTION 3.02.  Section 45.105, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

(c)  Local school funds from district taxes, tuition fees of students not entitled to a free education, other local sources, and state funds not designated for a specific purpose may be used for the purposes listed for state and county available funds and for purchasing appliances and supplies, paying insurance premiums, paying janitors and other employees, buying school sites, buying, building, repairing, and renting school buildings, including acquiring school buildings and sites by leasing through annual payments with an ultimate option to purchase, and, except as provided by Subsection (c-1), for other purposes necessary in the conduct of the public schools determined by the board of trustees. The accounts and vouchers for county districts must be approved by the county superintendent. If the state available school fund in any municipality or district is sufficient to maintain the schools in any year for at least eight months and leave a surplus, the surplus may be spent for the purposes listed in this subsection.

SECTION 3.03.  Section 48.201, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 48.201.  PURPOSE. The purpose of the tier two component of the Foundation School Program is to provide each school district with the opportunity to provide the basic program and to supplement that program at a level of its own choice. An allotment under this subchapter may be used for any legal purpose other than:

(1)  capital outlay or debt service; or

(2)  a purpose prohibited by Section 45.105(c-1) or another provision of this code.

SECTION 3.04.  Section 39A.203, Education Code, is repealed.

SECTION 3.05.  Section 44.052(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.

ARTICLE 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SECTION 4.01.  Section 7.028(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  Except as provided by Section 21.006(k), 22.093(l), 22.096, 28.006, 29.001(5), 29.010(a), 38.003, or 39.003 [39.057], the agency may monitor compliance with requirements applicable to a process or program provided by a school district, campus, program, or school granted charters under Chapter 12, including the process described by Subchapter F, Chapter 11, or a program described by Subchapter B, C, D, E, F, H, or I, Chapter 29, or Subchapter A, Chapter 37, only as necessary to ensure:

(1)  compliance with federal law and regulations;

(2)  financial accountability, including compliance with grant requirements;

(3)  data integrity for purposes of:

(A)  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS); and

(B)  accountability under Chapters 39 and 39A; and

(4)  qualification for funding under Chapter 48.

SECTION 4.02.  Section 12.013(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  A home-rule school district is subject to:

(1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal offense;

(2)  a provision of this title relating to limitations on liability; and

(3)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this title, relating to:

(A)  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;

(B)  educator certification under Chapter 21 and educator rights under Sections 21.407, 21.408, and 22.001;

(C)  criminal history records under Subchapter C, Chapter 22;

(D)  student admissions under Section 25.001;

(E)  school attendance under Sections 25.085, 25.086, and 25.087;

(F)  inter-district or inter-county transfers of students under Subchapter B, Chapter 25;

(G)  elementary class size limits under Section 25.112, in the case of any campus in the district that fails to satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e);

(H)  high school graduation under Section 28.025;

(I)  special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;

(J)  bilingual education under Subchapter B, Chapter 29;

(K)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, Chapter 29;

(L)  safety provisions relating to the transportation of students under Sections 34.002, 34.003, 34.004, and 34.008;

(M)  computation and distribution of state aid under Chapters 31, 43, and 48;

(N)  extracurricular activities under Section 33.081;

(O)  health and safety under Chapter 38;

(P)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;

(Q)  public school accountability and special investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;

(R) [(Q)]  options for local revenue levels in excess of entitlement under Chapter 49;

(S) [(R)]  a bond or other obligation or tax rate under Chapters 43, 45, and 48; and

(T) [(S)]  purchasing under Chapter 44.

SECTION 4.03.  Section 12.056(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  A campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter is subject to:

(1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal offense; and

(2)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this title, relating to:

(A)  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;

(B)  criminal history records under Subchapter C, Chapter 22;

(C)  high school graduation under Section 28.025;

(D)  special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;

(E)  bilingual education under Subchapter B, Chapter 29;

(F)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, Chapter 29;

(G)  extracurricular activities under Section 33.081;

(H)  health and safety under Chapter 38;

(I)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;

(J)  public school accountability and special investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A; and

(K) [(J)]  the duty to discharge or refuse to hire certain employees or applicants for employment under Section 12.1059.

SECTION 4.04.  Section 12.104(b), Education Code, as amended by Chapters 262 (HB 1597), 464 (SB 11), 467 (HB 4170), and 943 (HB 3), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(b)  An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:

(1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal offense;

(2)  the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code; and

(3)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this title, relating to:

(A)  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;

(B)  criminal history records under Subchapter C, Chapter 22;

(C)  reading instruments and accelerated reading instruction programs under Section 28.006;

(D)  accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211;

(E)  high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025;

(F)  special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;

(G)  bilingual education under Subchapter B, Chapter 29;

(H)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E or E-1, Chapter 29;

(I)  extracurricular activities under Section 33.081;

(J)  discipline management practices or behavior management techniques under Section 37.0021;

(K)  health and safety under Chapter 38;

(L)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;

(M)  public school accountability and special investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;

(N) [(M)]  the requirement under Section 21.006 to report an educator's misconduct;

(O) [(N)]  intensive programs of instruction under Section 28.0213;

(P) [(O)]  the right of a school employee to report a crime, as provided by Section 37.148;

(Q) [(P)]  bullying prevention policies and procedures under Section 37.0832;

(R) [(Q)]  the right of a school under Section 37.0052 to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;

(S) [(R)]  the right under Section 37.0151 to report to local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or harassment;

(T) [(S)]  a parent's right to information regarding the provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d);

(U) [(T)]  establishment of residency under Section 25.001;

(V) [(T)]  school safety requirements under Sections 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.115, 37.207, and 37.2071;

(W) [(T)]  the early childhood literacy and mathematics proficiency plans under Section 11.185; and

(X) [(U)]  the college, career, and military readiness plans under Section 11.186.

SECTION 4.05.  Section 12.1162(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  The commissioner shall take any of the actions described by Subsection (b) or by Section 39A.001, 39A.002, 39A.004, 39A.005, or 39A.007, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary, if an open-enrollment charter school, as determined by a report issued under Section 39.004(b) [39.058(b)]:

(1)  commits a material violation of the school's charter;

(2)  fails to satisfy generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management; or

(3)  fails to comply with this subchapter or another applicable rule or law.

SECTION 4.06.  Section 39.0302(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  During an agency investigation or audit of a school district under Section 39.0301(e) or (f), a special [an accreditation] investigation under Section 39.003(a)(8) [39.057(a)(8)] or (14), a compliance review under Section 21.006(k), 22.093(l), or 22.096, or an investigation by the State Board for Educator Certification of an educator for an alleged violation of an assessment instrument security procedure established under Section 39.0301(a), the commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a relevant witness or the production, for inspection or copying, of relevant evidence that is located in this state.

SECTION 4.07.  Section 39.056(h), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(h)  The commissioner may at any time convert a monitoring review to a special [accreditation] investigation under Section 39.003 [39.057], provided the commissioner promptly notifies the school district of the conversion.

SECTION 4.08.  Section 39A.001, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 39A.001.  GROUNDS FOR COMMISSIONER ACTION. The commissioner shall take any of the actions authorized by this subchapter to the extent the commissioner determines necessary if:

(1)  a school district does not satisfy:

(A)  the accreditation criteria under Section 39.052;

(B)  the academic performance standards under Section 39.053 or 39.054; or

(C)  any financial accountability standard as determined by commissioner rule; or

(2)  the commissioner considers the action to be appropriate on the basis of a special [accreditation] investigation under Section 39.003 [39.057].

SECTION 4.09.  Sections 39A.256(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a)  A board of managers appointed for an open-enrollment charter school [or a campus of an open-enrollment charter school] under this chapter or Chapter 12 has the powers and duties prescribed by Section 39A.201(b), if applicable, and Sections 39A.201(a), 39A.202, [39A.203,] and 39A.206(b).

(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school [or a campus of an open-enrollment charter school] may not serve for a period that exceeds the period authorized by law for a board of managers appointed for a school district. A board of managers appointed to wind up the affairs of a former open-enrollment charter school or campus serves until dissolved by the commissioner.

SECTION 4.10.  To the extent of any conflict, this article prevails over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.

ARTICLE 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 5.01.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.