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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter |
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school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an |
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open-enrollment charter school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.101(b-10), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-10) The commissioner by rule shall allow a charter holder |
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to provide written notice of the establishment of a new |
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open-enrollment charter school campus under Subsection (b-4)(2) up |
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to 36 [18] months before the date on which the campus is anticipated |
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to open. Notice provided to the commissioner under this section |
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does not obligate the charter holder to open a new campus. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.114(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) A charter holder may submit a request for approval for |
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an expansion amendment up to 36 [18] months before the date on which |
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the expansion will be effective. A request for approval of an |
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expansion amendment does not obligate the charter holder to |
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complete the proposed expansion. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2102 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 39, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2102 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |