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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accountability interventions for certain school |
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districts with low-performing campuses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39A.111. CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING. |
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If 10 percent of campuses in a school district are [a campus is] |
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considered to have an unacceptable performance rating for five |
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consecutive school years, the commissioner, subject to Section |
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39A.112, may [shall] order: |
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(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the |
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school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or |
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(2) any action authorized under Section 39A.002 |
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[closure of the campus]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39A.209(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.208, the commissioner shall |
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[may] remove a board of managers appointed to govern a school |
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district under Subchapter C [only] if each [the] campus that was the |
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basis for the appointment of the board of managers under Section |
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39A.111 receives an acceptable performance rating for two |
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consecutive school years. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |