Bill Text: TX SB2062 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to authorizing certain charter holders to provide combined services for certain adult and high school dropout recovery programs.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective immediately [SB2062 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB2062-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to authorizing certain charter holders to provide combined services for certain adult and high school dropout recovery programs.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective immediately [SB2062 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB2062-Engrossed.html
By: Watson | S.B. No. 2062 | |
Taylor of Galveston |
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relating to authorizing certain charter holders to provide combined | ||
services for certain adult and high school dropout recovery | ||
programs. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 12.137 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 12.137. CERTAIN CHARTER HOLDERS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE | ||
COMBINED SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ADULT AND HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT | ||
RECOVERY PROGRAMS. (a) This section applies only to: | ||
(1) an open-enrollment charter school designated as a | ||
dropout recovery school as described by Section 12.1141(c) if the | ||
enrollment of the school consists only of students 17 years of age | ||
and older; and | ||
(2) an adult education program provided under a high | ||
school diploma and industry certification charter school pilot | ||
program under Section 29.259. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an entity granted a | ||
charter to operate a charter school described by Subsection (a)(1) | ||
and a charter to provide an adult education program described by | ||
Subsection (a)(2) may, for the purpose of providing services to | ||
students enrolled in the charter school and the adult education | ||
program, place students, regardless of the age of the students, at | ||
the same facility and in the same classroom setting or learning | ||
environment, the same cafeteria, or the same activity sanctioned by | ||
the school and the program. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |