By: Shapiro S.B. No. 1484
(Strama)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing open-enrollment charter schools to be
awarded academic distinction designations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.201, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 39.201. DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS. (a) Not later than
August 8 of each year, the commissioner shall award distinction
designations under this subchapter.
(b) A district or campus may not be awarded a distinction
designation under this subchapter unless the district or campus has
acceptable performance under Section 39.054.
(c) In addition to the condition prescribed by Subsection
(b), an open-enrollment charter school may not be awarded a
distinction designation under this subchapter if the charter school
is evaluated under alternative education accountability procedures
adopted by the commissioner.
SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.2011 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.2011. APPLICABILITY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. In this
subchapter:
(1) a district includes an open-enrollment charter
school that operates on more than one campus; and
(2) a campus includes an open-enrollment charter
school campus.
SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 12.104, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
offense; and
(2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
title, relating to:
(A) the Public Education Information Management
System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
Chapter 22;
(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading
instruction programs under Section 28.006;
(D) accelerated instruction under Section
28.0211;
(E) high school graduation requirements under
Section 28.025;
(F) special education programs under Subchapter
A, Chapter 29;
(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
Chapter 29;
(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,
Chapter 29;
(I) extracurricular activities under Section
33.081;
(J) discipline management practices or behavior
management techniques under Section 37.0021;
(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
(L) public school accountability under
Subchapters B, C, D, E, G, and J, Chapter 39;
(M) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
report an educator's misconduct; and
(N) intensive programs of instruction under
Section 28.0213.
SECTION 4. 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, 2011.