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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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grievances to school 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, as amended |
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by Chapters 1065 (H.B. 2), 1066 (H.B. 6), and 1125 (S.B. 12), Acts |
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of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, is reenacted and |
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amended 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) the employment of uncertified classroom teachers |
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under Section 21.0032; |
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(4) parental notification requirements under Section |
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21.057; |
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(5) the grievance procedure under Section 26.011 and |
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the grievance policy under Chapter 26A; |
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(6) state curriculum and graduation requirements |
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adopted under Chapter 28; |
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(7) [(4)] Section 28.004; [and] |
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(8) [(4)] Chapter 37; and |
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(9) [(5)] academic and financial accountability and |
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sanctions under Chapters 39 and 39A. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, as reenacted |
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and amended by this Act, applies to each local innovation plan |
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adopted under Chapter 12A, Education Code, regardless of whether |
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the plan was adopted before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A local innovation plan adopted or renewed before the |
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effective date of this Act must comply with Section 12A.004(a), |
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Education Code, as reenacted and amended by this Act, not later than |
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September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 90th Legislature, Regular Session, 2027, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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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, 2027. |