Bill Text: TX HB516 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the closure of a school campus by the board of trustees of certain school districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-19 - Left pending in committee [HB516 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB516-Introduced.html
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| By: Dutton | H.B. No. 516 | |
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| relating to the closure of a school campus by the board of trustees | ||
| of certain school districts. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 11.172 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 11.172. CAMPUS CLOSURE. (a) This section applies only | ||
| to a school district with an enrollment of more than 155,000 | ||
| students. | ||
| (b) Before ordering the closure of a school campus, the | ||
| board of trustees of a school district shall hold a public hearing | ||
| at which residents of the district may comment on the proposed | ||
| closure. | ||
| (c) Not later than the 14th day before the date of the | ||
| hearing, the board must: | ||
| (1) provide written notice of the hearing to the | ||
| parent of or person standing in parental relation to each student | ||
| affected by the closure; and | ||
| (2) publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of | ||
| general circulation in the district. | ||
| (d) The notice of the hearing required by Subsection (c) | ||
| must include: | ||
| (1) the subject matter of the hearing, including the | ||
| reason for the proposed closure; and | ||
| (2) the location, date, and time of the hearing. | ||
| (e) Following a hearing under Subsection (b), the board | ||
| shall vote on the proposed closure. If the board votes to close a | ||
| school campus, the board shall send a request for approval of the | ||
| vote to the commissioner. | ||
| (f) The board may not order the closure of a school campus | ||
| before approval of the board's request. The commissioner shall | ||
| approve or deny the board's request for approval under Subsection | ||
| (e) not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner | ||
| receives the request. If the commissioner fails to act within the | ||
| time prescribed by this subsection, the request is considered | ||
| approved. | ||
| (g) The board may not order the closure of a school campus | ||
| for which a campus intervention team has been assigned under | ||
| Section 39.106(a) until: | ||
| (1) the campus intervention team has: | ||
| (A) completed any required needs assessment | ||
| under Section 39.106(a); | ||
| (B) made recommendations as provided by Section | ||
| 39.106(c); and | ||
| (C) assisted in the development of a targeted | ||
| improvement plan for student achievement as required under Section | ||
| 39.106(a)(3); | ||
| (2) the campus has received any financial or other | ||
| assistance determined necessary for implementation of the targeted | ||
| improvement plan by the needs assessment; and | ||
| (3) the campus has two complete school years during | ||
| which to implement the targeted improvement plan. | ||
| (h) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to | ||
| implement this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
