Bill Text: TX HB1367 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a school district exemption from state requirements, restrictions, and prohibitions.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-01 - Referred to Public Education [HB1367 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB1367-Introduced.html
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| By: Hancock | H.B. No. 1367 | |
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| relating to a school district exemption from state requirements, | ||
| restrictions, and prohibitions. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 11, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 11.005 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 11.005. DEREGULATION PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner | ||
| shall establish a program under which participating school | ||
| districts are exempt from any requirement, restriction, or | ||
| prohibition imposed by this code or rule of the State Board of | ||
| Education or commissioner, except as provided by Subsection (c). | ||
| (b) A school district may participate in the program by | ||
| notifying the commissioner of the district's intent to participate. | ||
| (c) A school district participating in the program is not | ||
| exempt from: | ||
| (1) a requirement imposed by federal law or rule, | ||
| including any requirement for special education or bilingual | ||
| education programs; | ||
| (2) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition that is | ||
| necessary to meet eligibility standards for a federal entitlement, | ||
| as determined by the commissioner; | ||
| (3) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition | ||
| relating to public school accountability as provided by Subchapters | ||
| B, C, D, E, and J, Chapter 39; | ||
| (4) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition | ||
| relating to the health and safety of students and school district | ||
| employees as provided by Chapter 38; or | ||
| (5) a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a | ||
| criminal offense. | ||
| (d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to | ||
| implement this section. | ||
| (e) This section expires September 1, 2013. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
