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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a certain requirement for an open-enrollment charter |
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school's initial application or expansion amendment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.110, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) As part of the application procedure, the |
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commissioner shall require a letter of community support or |
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opposition from the state representative who represents the |
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district where the proposed school is to be located. The letter |
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must: |
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(1) be on the state representative's letterhead; |
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(2) be signed by the state representative; |
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(3) identify the specific school; and |
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(4) state clear support for or opposition to the |
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proposed school. |
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(c-2) The letter required under Subsection (c-1) may be |
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submitted separately or with the application form, provided that it |
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must be received not later than the deadline for the application. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.114, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) If the open-enrollment charter school requests approval |
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of an expansion amendment authorizing a new school location, the |
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commissioner shall require a letter of community support or |
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opposition from the state representative who represents the |
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district where the new school is to be located. The letter must: |
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(1) be on the state representative's letterhead; |
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(2) be signed by the state representative; |
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(3) identify the specific new school; and |
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(4) state clear support for or opposition to the |
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proposed new school. |
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(f) The letter required under Subsection (e) may be |
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submitted separately or with the request for approval of the |
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expansion amendment, provided that it must be received not later |
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than the date specified by the commissioner. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |