83R23354 EAH-D
By: Springer, Laubenberg, Bonnen of Brazoria, H.B. No. 1568
Smithee, Harper-Brown, et al.
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1568:
By: Huberty C.S.H.B. No. 1568
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the accreditation status and eligibility for funding
under the Foundation School Program of a district that knowingly
violates the Texas Constitution.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.0521 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.0521. REVOCATION OF ACCREDITATION FOR VIOLATING THE
TEXAS CONSTITUTION. (a) If the attorney general determines that a
school district knowingly violated a provision of the Texas
Constitution, the commissioner shall revoke the accreditation of
the district and order the closure of the district.
(b) If the commissioner revokes the accreditation of a
school district as provided by Subsection (a), the district may not
receive funds from the agency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.