82R2926 KKA-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 511
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 11.176 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.176. 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.
(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.
(d) Following a hearing under Subsection (a), the board
shall vote on the proposed closure. If the board votes to close a
school campus, the board shall send the results of the vote to the
commissioner for approval.
(e) The board may not order the closure of a school campus
without first obtaining the approval of the commissioner for the
closure.
(f) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.