| (a) Continuous operation. Except as provided in this
section, a charter holder shall operate the program as described in
the open-enrollment charter for the full school term described in
the open-enrollment charter during each year that the open-enrollment
charter is in effect.
(b) Dormant open-enrollment charter. A charter holder
may not delay opening or suspend operation for longer than 21 days
without an amendment to its open-enrollment charter, approved by the
commissioner of education, stating that the charter school is dormant
and setting forth the date on which operations shall resume and any
applicable conditions for resuming operation that may be imposed by
the commissioner.
(c) Written notice. A charter holder may not suspend
operation of the charter school, or any campus or site of the charter
school, for a period of more than three days without mailing written
notice to the parent or guardian of each student and filing such notice
with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) division responsible for charter
schools at least 14 days in advance of the suspension, except that
in an emergency the charter holder shall notify the TEA division responsible
for charter schools by telephone or other means within 24 hours of
suspending operations.
(d) Abandonment. Delay of opening or suspension of
operations in violation of this section constitutes abandonment of
the open-enrollment charter and constitutes a material violation of
the charter contract.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §100.1213 adopted to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3110; amended to be effective September 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 7097; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7295 |
