| 1 | 1 | | 86R4234 SRS-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Collier H.B. No. 1004 |
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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 a certain requirement for an open-enrollment charter |
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| 8 | 8 | | school's initial application or expansion amendment. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 12.110, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (c-1) As part of the application procedure, the |
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| 13 | 13 | | commissioner shall require a letter of community support or |
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| 14 | 14 | | opposition from the state representative who represents the |
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| 15 | 15 | | district where the proposed school is to be located. The letter |
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| 16 | 16 | | must: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) be on the state representative's letterhead; |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) be signed by the state representative; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) identify the specific school; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (4) state clear support or opposition for the proposed |
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| 21 | 21 | | school. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c-2) The letter required under Subsection (c-1) may be |
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| 23 | 23 | | submitted separately or with the application form, provided that it |
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| 24 | 24 | | must be received not later than the deadline for the application. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Section 12.114, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 26 | 26 | | adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (d) If the open-enrollment charter school requests approval |
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| 28 | 28 | | of an expansion amendment authorizing a new school location, the |
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| 29 | 29 | | commissioner shall require a letter of community support or |
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| 30 | 30 | | opposition from the state representative who represents the |
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| 31 | 31 | | district where the new school is to be located. The letter must: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) be on the state representative's letterhead; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) be signed by the state representative; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) identify the specific new school; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (4) state clear support or opposition for the proposed |
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| 36 | 36 | | new school. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (e) The letter required under Subsection (d) may be |
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| 38 | 38 | | submitted separately or with the request for approval of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | expansion amendment, provided that it must be received not later |
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| 40 | 40 | | than the date specified by the commissioner. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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