By: Alvarado, MilesWhitmire S.B. No. 1662
Whitmire
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public school system accountability.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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; or[.]
(3) any action authorized under Section 39A.002.
SECTION 2. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.