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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the approval of a request for the revision of a charter |
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for an open-enrollment charter school. |
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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 by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-1) The commissioner shall notify the State Board of |
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Education of each request for revision the commissioner proposes to |
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grant under this section. Unless, before the 60th day after the date |
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on which the board receives the notice from the commissioner, a |
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majority of the members of the board present and voting vote against |
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the revision of the charter, the commissioner's proposal to grant |
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the revision to the charter takes effect. The board may not |
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deliberate or vote on any revision to a charter that is not proposed |
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by the commissioner. |
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(c) Not later than the 120th [60th] day after the date that a |
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charter holder submits to the commissioner a completed request for |
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approval for an expansion amendment, as defined by commissioner |
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rule, including a new school amendment, the commissioner shall |
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provide to the charter holder written notice of approval or |
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disapproval of the amendment. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for approval of a revision to the charter of an |
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open-enrollment charter school submitted on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |