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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an open-enrollment charter school expansion amendment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.114, Education Code, is amended to |
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add Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A request for approval for an expansion amendment shall |
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be accompanied by prior-years data, specified by the commissioner |
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in the request form, regarding the open-enrollment charter school's |
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allotment and expenditures for special education and its special |
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education practices, including enrollment, discipline, and |
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staffing. The commissioner shall thoroughly review and make public |
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the charter school's special education funding and practices, |
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including the data submitted, before acting on the request. |
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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 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. |