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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization of certain adult high school charter |
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school programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 12.2551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.2551. ALTERNATIVE AUTHORIZATION. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the other |
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permissible methods for establishing a charter or campus under this |
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chapter, the commissioner shall, on the basis of an application |
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submitted, grant a charter under the program to the entities |
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described by Subsection (b) to provide an adult education program |
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for individuals described by Section 12.258 to successfully |
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complete: |
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(1) a high school program that can lead to a diploma; |
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and |
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(2) career and technology education courses that can |
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lead to industry certification. |
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(b) The following entities are eligible to submit an |
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application under Subsection (a): |
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(1) the board of trustees of a school district or the |
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governing body of a home-rule school district that has entered into |
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a contract under Section 11.157 with a nonprofit entity described |
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by Section 12.256 to operate the program; |
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(2) a public junior college or public senior college or |
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university, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, that has |
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entered into a contract with a nonprofit entity described by |
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Section 12.256 to operate the program; and |
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(3) a governmental entity that has entered into a |
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contract with a nonprofit entity described by Section 12.256 to |
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operate the program. |
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(c) The provisions of this chapter, including provisions |
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related to assessment, accountability, and funding, govern a |
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program authorized under this section. |
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(d) The provisions of Section 12.255 do not apply to a charter |
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granted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all 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. |