88(3) HB 146 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 12.101(b-0), Education Code, is amended |
 
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to read as follows: |
 
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             (b-0)    The commissioner shall notify the State Board of |
 
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Education of each charter the commissioner proposes to grant under |
 
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this subchapter. Unless, before the 90th day after the date on |
 
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which the board receives the notice from the commissioner, |
 
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two-thirds [a majority] of the total membership [members] of the |
 
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board [present and voting] vote against the grant of that charter, |
 
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the commissioner's proposal to grant the charter takes effect. The |
 
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board may not deliberate or vote on any grant of a charter that is |
 
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not proposed by the commissioner. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
 
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legislative session. |