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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements regarding public school class |
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size. |
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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) requirements related to class size limits under |
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Section 25.112 and notice regarding class size under Section |
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25.113; |
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(4) state curriculum and graduation requirements |
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adopted under Chapter 28; and |
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(5) [(4)] academic and financial accountability and |
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sanctions under Chapters 39 and 39A. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.113, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Regardless of whether a school district or campus in the |
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district is granted an exception under Section 25.112(d), the |
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school district shall publish on the district's publicly accessible |
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Internet website a list of classes in the district in which the |
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number of students exceeds the class size limits under Section |
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25.112. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |