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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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-4), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-4) Notwithstanding Section 12.114, approval of the |
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commissioner under that section is not required for establishment |
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of a new open-enrollment charter school campus if the requirements |
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of this subsection are satisfied. A charter holder having an |
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accreditation status of accredited and at least 50 percent of its |
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student population in grades assessed under Subchapter B, Chapter |
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39, or at least 50 percent of the students in the grades assessed |
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having been enrolled in the school for at least three school years |
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may establish one or more new campuses under an existing charter |
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held by the charter holder if: |
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(1) the charter holder is currently evaluated under |
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the standard accountability procedures for evaluation under |
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Chapter 39 and received a district rating in the highest or second |
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highest performance rating category under Subchapter C, Chapter 39, |
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for three of the last five years with at least 75 percent of the |
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campuses rated under the charter also receiving a rating in the |
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highest or second highest performance rating category and with no |
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campus with a rating in the lowest performance rating category in |
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the most recent ratings; |
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(2) the charter holder and each campus operating under |
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the charter are not currently subject to an action of the |
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commissioner under Subchapter A, Chapter 39A; |
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(3) [(2)] the charter holder provides written notice |
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to the commissioner of the establishment of any campus under this |
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subsection in the time, manner, and form provided by rule of the |
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commissioner; and |
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(4) [(3)] not later than the 60th day after the date |
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the charter holder provides written notice under Subdivision (3) |
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[(2)], the commissioner does not provide written notice to the |
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charter holder that the commissioner has determined that the |
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charter holder does not satisfy the requirements of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.114, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The commissioner may not approve a request for |
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approval of an expansion amendment if the charter holder or any |
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campus operating under the charter is currently subject to an |
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action of the commissioner under Subchapter A, Chapter 39A. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a new open-enrollment charter school campus established or a |
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request for approval of an expansion amendment by an |
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open-enrollment charter school submitted on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A campus established or a request submitted |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the campus was established or request submitted, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |