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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to governmental entities that may partner with a school |
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district to operate a district campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A school district campus qualifies for an exemption from |
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intervention as provided by Subsection (f) and qualifies for |
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funding as provided by Section 48.252 if, except as provided by |
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Subsection (a-1), the board of trustees of the district contracts |
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to partner to operate the district campus as provided by this |
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section with: |
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(1) the governing body of an open-enrollment charter |
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school; or |
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(2) on approval by the commissioner, an entity granted |
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a charter by the district under Subchapter C, Chapter 12, that is |
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eligible to be awarded a charter under Section 12.101(a). |
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(a-1) On or after September 1, 2021, the board of trustees |
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of a school district may not enter into a contract to partner with a |
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municipality to operate a district campus. The board of trustees of |
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a school district may renew a contract entered into before |
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September 1, 2021, to partner with a municipality for the operation |
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of a district campus. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |