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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requiring the approval of a school district for the |
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grant of a charter for an 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, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b-0) and adding Subsection (b-11) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-0) The commissioner shall notify the State Board of |
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Education of each charter the commissioner proposes to grant under |
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this subchapter. Except as provided by Subsection (b-11), unless, |
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[Unless,] before the 90th day after the date on which the board |
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receives the notice from the commissioner, a majority of the |
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members of the board present and voting vote against the grant of |
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that charter, the commissioner's proposal to grant the charter |
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takes effect. The board may not deliberate or vote on any grant of a |
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charter that is not proposed by the commissioner. |
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(b-11) The commissioner shall notify the board of trustees |
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of each school district located in the geographical area expected |
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to be served by a proposed open-enrollment charter school under a |
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charter the commissioner proposes to grant under this subchapter of |
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the proposed charter. Not later than the 90th day after receiving a |
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notification under this subsection, the board of trustees shall |
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vote on the question of whether the board approves the |
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commissioner's proposal. The commissioner may not grant a charter |
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if a board of trustees notified under this subsection does not by |
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vote approve the grant of the charter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a charter received by the commissioner of |
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education on or 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, 2023. |