Bill Text: TX HB3071 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain school districts with low-performing campuses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-19 - Referred to Public Education [HB3071 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB3071-Introduced.html
  87R8957 MM-F
 
  By: Coleman H.B. No. 3071
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain
  school districts with low-performing campuses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the commissioner may
  not order the appointment of a board of managers to govern a school
  district unless at least 15 percent of the campuses in the district
  are assigned an unacceptable performance rating. 
         SECTION 2.  Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 39A.111.  CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE
  RATING.  (a) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable
  performance rating for three consecutive school years after the
  campus is ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section
  39A.101, the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, shall order:
               (1)  appointment of a board of managers to govern the
  school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or
               (2)  closure of the campus.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may
  not order the appointment of a board of managers to govern the
  school district if at least 90 percent of the campuses in the
  district are assigned a performance rating of acceptable or higher.
         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, 2021.
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