Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3287 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/05/2019

                            86R2454 MM-F
 By: Coleman H.B. No. 3287


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain
 school districts with low-performing campuses.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by
 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
 (e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the commissioner may
 not order the appointment of a board of managers to govern a school
 district unless at least 15 percent of the campuses in the district
 are assigned an unacceptable performance rating.
 SECTION 2.  Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 39A.111.  CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE
 RATING.  (a) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable
 performance rating for three consecutive school years after the
 campus is ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section
 39A.101, the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, shall order:
 (1)  appointment of a board of managers to govern the
 school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or
 (2)  closure of the campus.
 (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may
 not order the appointment of a board of managers to govern the
 school district unless at least 15 percent of the campuses in the
 district are assigned an unacceptable performance rating.
 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, 2019.