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1		-	86R33783 SOS-D
2		-	By: Perry, et al. S.B. No. 1412
3		-	(Burrows)
4		-	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1412: No.
	1	+	By: Perry, Hall S.B. No. 1412
5	2
6	3
7	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	5		AN ACT
9		-	relating to accountability intervention provisions applicable to
10		-	school district campuses, including the creation of accelerated
11		-	campus excellence turnaround plans and the conditions under which a
12		-	closed campus may be repurposed to serve students at that campus
13		-	location.
	6	+	relating to the creation of accelerated campus excellence
	7	+	turnaround plans for low-performing schools and the authority of
	8	+	the commissioner of education.
14	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	10		SECTION 1. Section 39A.105, Education Code, is amended to
16	11		read as follows:
17	12		Sec. 39A.105. CONTENTS OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN. (a) A
18	13		campus turnaround plan must include:
19	14		(1) details on the method for restructuring,
20	15		reforming, or reconstituting the campus;
21	16		(2) a detailed description of the academic programs to
22	17		be offered at the campus, including:
23	18		(A) instructional methods;
24	19		(B) length of school day and school year;
25	20		(C) academic credit and promotion criteria; and
26	21		(D) programs to serve special student
27	22		populations;
28	23		(3) if a district charter is to be granted for the
29	24		campus under Section 12.0522:
30	25		(A) the term of the charter; and
31	26		(B) information on the implementation of the
32	27		charter;
33	28		(4) written comments from:
34	29		(A) the campus-level committee established under
35	30		Section 11.251, if applicable;
36	31		(B) parents; and
37	32		(C) teachers at the campus; and
38	33		(5) a detailed description of the budget, staffing,
39	34		and financial resources required to implement the plan, including
40	35		any supplemental resources to be provided by the school district or
41	36		other identified sources.
42	37		(b) A campus may submit an accelerated campus excellence
43	38		turnaround plan as provided by this subsection. The plan must
44	39		provide:
45	40		(1) the assignment of a principal to the campus who has
46	41		demonstrated a history of improvement in student academic growth at
47	42		campuses in which the principal has previously worked;
48	43		(2) that the principal has final authority over
49	44		personnel decisions at the campus;
50	45		(3) that at least 80 percent of the classroom teachers
51	46		assigned to the campus be teachers who performed in the top quartile
52	47		of teachers in the district that employed the teacher during the
53	48		previous school year, with performance determined by:
54	49		(A) for a teacher who taught in the district
55	50		during the previous school year:
56	51		(i) the teacher's impact on student growth;
57	52		and
58	53		(ii) an evaluation of the teacher based on
59	54		classroom observation; and
60	55		(B) for a teacher who did not teach in the
61	56		district during the previous school year, data and other evidence
62	57		indicating that if the teacher had taught in the district during the
63	58		previous school year, the teacher would have performed in the top
64	59		quartile of teachers in the district;
65	60		(4) a detailed description of the employment and
66	61		compensation structures for the principal and classroom teachers,
67	62		which must include:
68	63		(A) significant incentives for a high-performing
69	64		principal or teacher to remain at the campus; and
70	65		(B) a three-year commitment by the district to
71	66		continue incentives for the principal and teachers;
72	67		(5) policies and procedures for the implementation of
73	68		best practices at the campus, including:
74	69		(A) data-driven instructional practices;
75	70		(B) a system of observation of and feedback for
76	71		classroom teachers;
77	72		(C) positive student culture on the campus;
78	73		(D) family and community engagement, including
79	74		partnerships with parent and community groups;
80	75		(E) extended learning opportunities for
81	76		students, which may include service or workforce learning
82	77		opportunities; and
83	78		(F) providing student services before or after
84	79		the instructional day that improve student performance, which may
85	80		include tutoring, extracurricular activities, counseling services,
86	81		and offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner to all students at the
87	82		campus; and
88	83		(6) assistance by a third-party provider that is
89	84		approved by the commissioner in the development and implementation
90	85		of the district's plan.
91	86		(c) The commissioner may provide guidance to districts as
92	87		necessary to implement an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
93	88		plan under Subsection (b).
94	89		SECTION 2. Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by
95	90		adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
96	91		(a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner
97	92		shall approve a campus turnaround plan that the commissioner
98	93		determines meets the requirements for an accelerated campus
99	94		excellence turnaround plan under Section 39A.105(b).
100		-	SECTION 3. Section 39A.113, Education Code, is amended by
101		-	amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
102		-	read as follows:
103		-	(a) If the commissioner orders the closure of a campus under
104		-	this subchapter, that campus may be repurposed to serve students at
105		-	that campus location only if the commissioner:
106		-	(1) finds that the repurposed campus [:
107		-	[(A)] offers a distinctly different academic
108		-	program[;] and:
109		-	(A) [(B)] serves a majority of grade levels not
110		-	served at the original campus; or [and]
111		-	(B) is operated under a contract, approved by the
112		-	school district board of trustees, with a nonprofit organization
113		-	exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal
114		-	Revenue Code of 1986, that:
115		-	(i) has a governing board that is
116		-	independent of the district;
117		-	(ii) has a successful history of operating
118		-	school district campuses or open-enrollment charter schools:
119		-	(a) that cumulatively serve 10,000 or
120		-	more students; and
121		-	(b) a majority of which have been
122		-	assigned an overall performance rating of B or higher under Section
123		-	39.054 for the preceding school year; and
124		-	(iii) has been assigned an overall
125		-	performance rating of B or higher under Section 39.054 for the
126		-	preceding school year; and
127		-	(2) approves a new campus identification number for
128		-	the repurposed campus.
129		-	(a-1) A contract described by Subsection (a)(1)(B) must
130		-	provide that a student residing in the attendance zone of the campus
131		-	immediately before the campus was repurposed shall be admitted for
132		-	enrollment at the repurposed campus.
133		-	(b) The majority of students assigned to a campus that has
134		-	been closed and repurposed under Subsection (a)(1)(A) may not have
135		-	attended that campus in the previous school year.
136		-	SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is
	95	+	SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is
137	96		amended by adding Section 39A.116 to read as follows:
138	97		Sec. 39A.116. COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY. A decision by the
139	98		commissioner under this subchapter is final and may not be
140	99		appealed.
141		-	SECTION 5. (a) The commissioner of education shall select
	100	+	SECTION 4. (a) The commissioner of education shall select
142	101		one campus that received an unacceptable rating for the 2017-2018
143	102		school year, regardless of the number of consecutive years the
144	103		campus has received an unacceptable rating, to submit an
145	104		accelerated campus excellence turnaround plan as provided by
146	105		Section 39A.105(b), Education Code, as added by this Act, for the
147	106		2019-2020 school year. The commissioner may adjust timelines
148	107		established under Chapter 39A, Education Code, for the campus
149	108		selected by the commissioner under this section for purposes of
150	109		developing and implementing the accelerated campus excellence
151	110		turnaround plan.
152	111		(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a) of this section,
153		-	Sections 39A.105 and 39A.107, Education Code, as amended by this
154		-	Act, and Section 39A.116, Education Code, as added by this Act,
155		-	apply beginning with the 2020-2021 school year.
156		-	SECTION 6. The commissioner of education may adopt rules
	112	+	this Act applies beginning with the 2020-2021 school year.
	113	+	SECTION 5. The commissioner of education may adopt rules
157	114		necessary to implement this Act.
158		-	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	115	+	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
159	116		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
160	117		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
161	118		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
162	119		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.