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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain requirements relating to |
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parental rights, open records, and public information to school |
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districts designated as districts 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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or limit the applicability of [the following provisions of this |
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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) any parental right or entitlement described or |
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provided under Chapter 26; |
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(4) [(3)] state curriculum and graduation |
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requirements 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; or |
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(6) any requirement under Chapter 551 or 552, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12A.008, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-2) The commissioner may terminate a district's |
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designation as a district of innovation if the district's local |
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innovation plan exempts the district from a provision or limits the |
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application of a provision in violation of Section 12A.004(a)(3) or |
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(6). |
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SECTION 3. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to each local innovation plan adopted under |
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Chapter 12A, Education Code, regardless of whether the plan was |
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adopted before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. A local |
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innovation plan adopted or renewed before the effective date of |
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this Act must comply with Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act, not later than September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 4. Section 12A.008(b-2), Education Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies beginning September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |