By: Watson, et al. S.B. No. 2062
(Farney)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing certain charter holders to provide combined
services for certain adult and high school dropout recovery
programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 12.137 to read as follows:
Sec. 12.137. CERTAIN CHARTER HOLDERS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE
COMBINED SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ADULT AND HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT
RECOVERY PROGRAMS. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) an open-enrollment charter school designated as a
dropout recovery school as described by Section 12.1141(c) if the
enrollment of the school consists only of students 17 years of age
and older; and
(2) an adult education program provided under a high
school diploma and industry certification charter school pilot
program under Section 29.259.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an entity granted a
charter to operate a charter school described by Subsection (a)(1)
and a charter to provide an adult education program described by
Subsection (a)(2) may, for the purpose of providing services to
students enrolled in the charter school and the adult education
program, place students, regardless of the age of the students, at
the same facility and in the same classroom setting or learning
environment, the same cafeteria, or the same activity sanctioned by
the school and the program.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016
school year.
SECTION 3. 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, 2015.