88R16115 ANG-D
By: Allen H.B. No. 4812
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permissible accountability interventions for certain
school districts with low-performing campuses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39A.107(c), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) If the commissioner does not approve a campus turnaround
plan, the commissioner may [shall] order:
(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the
school district as provided by Section 39A.202;
(2) alternative management of the campus; or
(3) closure of the campus.
SECTION 2. Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 39A.111. CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING.
If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable performance
rating for five consecutive school years, the commissioner, subject
to Section 39A.112, may [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.
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, 2023.