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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of requirements regarding the |
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suspension of a student from a school district of innovation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A local innovation plan may not provide for the |
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exemption of a district designated as a district of innovation from |
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the following provisions of this title: |
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(1) a state or federal requirement applicable to an |
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open-enrollment charter school operating under Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 12; |
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(2) Subchapters A, C, D, and E, Chapter 11, except that |
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a district may be exempt from Sections 11.1511(b)(5) and (14) and |
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Section 11.162; |
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(3) state curriculum and graduation requirements |
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adopted under Chapter 28; [and] |
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(4) requirements regarding the suspension of a student |
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under Sections 37.005(b) and (c); and |
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(5) academic and financial accountability and |
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sanctions under Chapters 39 and 39A. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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12A.004(a), Education Code, apply to a district of innovation |
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designated under Chapter 12A, Education Code, and to a local |
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innovation plan developed under Section 12A.003, Education Code, |
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regardless of whether the district of innovation was designated |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act, and regardless |
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of whether the local innovation plan was developed before, on, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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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, 2021. |