| 1 | 1 | | 84R11218 KJE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Springer H.B. No. 2450 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the accreditation status and eligibility for funding |
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| 8 | 8 | | under the Foundation School Program of a district that knowingly |
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| 9 | 9 | | violates the Texas Constitution. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 39.0521 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 39.0521. REVOCATION OF ACCREDITATION FOR VIOLATING THE |
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| 14 | 14 | | TEXAS CONSTITUTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if |
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| 15 | 15 | | the attorney general determines that a school district knowingly |
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| 16 | 16 | | violated a provision of the Texas Constitution, the commissioner |
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| 17 | 17 | | shall revoke the accreditation of the district and order the |
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| 18 | 18 | | closure of the district. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) If the commissioner revokes the accreditation of a |
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| 20 | 20 | | school district as provided by Subsection (a), the district may not |
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| 21 | 21 | | receive funds from the agency. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of |
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| 23 | 23 | | the commissioner for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief to |
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| 24 | 24 | | enforce a determination or revocation of accreditation under this |
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| 25 | 25 | | section. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (d) If a school district corrects a violation of a provision |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the Texas Constitution not later than the 60th day following a |
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| 28 | 28 | | determination by the attorney general under Subsection (a): |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) the commissioner may not revoke the accreditation |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the district and order the closure of the district under |
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| 31 | 31 | | Subsection (a); and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) the attorney general may not bring an action on |
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| 33 | 33 | | behalf of the commissioner under Subsection (c). |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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