82R10370 CAE-D
By: Marquez H.B. No. 2473
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the closure of a school campus by the board of trustees
of a school district.
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) 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. The hearing may be
held at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees.
(b) Not later than the seventh 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.
(c) The notice of the hearing required by Subsection (b)
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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.