Bill Text: TX HB534 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to Public Education [HB534 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB534-Introduced.html
88R684 CAE-D | ||
By: Bailes | H.B. No. 534 |
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relating to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 12.1101, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 12.1101. NOTIFICATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION OR | ||
EXPANSION AMENDMENT [ |
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rule shall adopt a procedure for providing notice to the following | ||
persons on receipt by the commissioner of an application for a | ||
charter for an open-enrollment charter school under Section 12.110 | ||
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(1) the superintendent and the board of trustees of | ||
each school district from which the proposed open-enrollment | ||
charter school or campus is likely to draw students, as determined | ||
by the commissioner; and | ||
(2) each member of the legislature that represents the | ||
geographic area to be served by the proposed school or campus, as | ||
determined by the commissioner. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 12.114, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 12.114. REVISION OR AMENDMENT. (a) A revision of a | ||
charter of an open-enrollment charter school that is not an | ||
expansion amendment may be made only with the approval of the | ||
commissioner. A revision of a charter of an open-enrollment | ||
charter school that is an expansion amendment, as defined by | ||
commissioner rule, may be made only in the manner provided by this | ||
section. An expansion amendment includes any amendment to a | ||
charter that is subject to approval under this section and would | ||
result in an increase in the funds received by an open-enrollment | ||
charter school under Chapter 48. | ||
(b) Not more than once each year, an open-enrollment charter | ||
school may request approval of an expansion amendment to: | ||
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enrollment described by the school's charter; | ||
(2) add a new campus or site; | ||
(3) extend the grade levels described by the school's | ||
charter; or | ||
(4) expand the geographic boundaries described by the | ||
school's charter. | ||
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charter holder shall submit [ |
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completed request for approval for an expansion amendment. The | ||
request must identify any public school campus located within a | ||
five-mile radius of the charter holder's existing or proposed | ||
campus that may be affected by the requested expansion amendment. | ||
The commissioner shall publicly post the request for approval for | ||
an expansion amendment not later than the 10th business day after | ||
the date the charter holder submits the request[ |
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(d) The commissioner may approve an expansion amendment | ||
only if: | ||
(1) the charter holder has complied with all expansion | ||
amendment requirements, including providing notice in the manner | ||
required by Section 12.1101; | ||
(2) the overall performance rating assessed for the | ||
most recently completed school year under Section 39.054 for at | ||
least 90 percent of all campuses operated by the charter holder is | ||
A, B, or C; and | ||
(3) the charter holder has: | ||
(A) an accreditation status of accredited; and | ||
(B) a student population composed of students: | ||
(i) at least 50 percent of whom are in | ||
grades assessed under Subchapter B, Chapter 39; and | ||
(ii) at least 50 percent of whom have been | ||
enrolled in the school for three or more consecutive school years. | ||
(e) The commissioner may not waive a provision of this | ||
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SECTION 3. Sections 12.101(b-4) and (b-10), Education Code, | ||
are repealed. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |