86R29309 CAE-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1301
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1301:
By: Ashby C.S.H.B. No. 1301
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring a school district corrective action plan to
improve district transparency in certain circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.060 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.060. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
(a) If a school district is notified by the agency of a special
accreditation investigation for an alleged violation of compliance
with the requirements for open meetings under Chapter 551,
Government Code, the district's board of trustees must, with
assistance from the agency, prepare a corrective action plan to
improve the transparency of board activities. The plan must
include methods to:
(1) increase information reporting frequency as
determined necessary by the agency;
(2) improve accessibility of reported information;
and
(3) ensure that reported information is easily
understandable to parents of students enrolled in the district and
community members.
(b) The school district, with assistance from the agency,
must complete a corrective action plan not later than the 90th day
after the date the agency completes the special accreditation
investigation described by Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.