84R11218 KJE-D
By: Springer H.B. No. 2450
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) Except as provided by Subsection (d), 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.
(c) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of
the commissioner for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief to
enforce a determination or revocation of accreditation under this
section.
(d) If a school district corrects a violation of a provision
of the Texas Constitution not later than the 60th day following a
determination by the attorney general under Subsection (a):
(1) the commissioner may not revoke the accreditation
of the district and order the closure of the district under
Subsection (a); and
(2) the attorney general may not bring an action on
behalf of the commissioner under Subsection (c).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.