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than the school year after the third consecutive school year of unacceptable
performance; TEC, §39A.107, which allows the commissioner to
approve a turnaround plan only if the commissioner determines implementing
the plan will result in satisfaction of performance standards by the
conclusion of the second year after implementation. In the absence
of approving a turnaround plan, the commissioner must order alternative
management of the campus or closure of the campus or appoint of a
board of managers for the district; TEC, §39A.108, which authorizes
the school district to take actions to implement the turnaround plan
once approved by the commissioner; TEC, §39A.109, which authorizes
a school district to receive assistance from a regional education
service center or an institution of higher education in developing
and implementing a campus turnaround plan; TEC, §39A.110, which
provides options regarding the use of a campus turnaround plan if
the campus receives an acceptable rating for the school year following
the school year that required the development of the plan; TEC, §39A.111,
which requires the commissioner to either close a campus or appoint
a board of managers if a campus reaches five consecutive years of
unacceptable performance; TEC, §39A.112, which authorizes the
commissioner to establish the time and manner for a parent petition
to direct the sanction imposed based on five consecutive years of
unacceptable campus performance and allows the commissioner to order
the sanction requested by a board of trustees submitted in rebuttal
to a parent-submitted sanction directive; TEC, §39A.113, which
establishes parameters around repurposing a campus site when the campus
was ordered closed; TEC, §39A.114, which allows the commissioner
to require a district to contract for targeted technical assistance
at a campus under certain circumstances; TEC, §39A.115, which
authorizes the commissioner to adopt rules to implement TEC, Chapter
39A, Subchapter C, Campus Turnaround Plan; TEC, §39A.151, which
establishes process and eligible entities for alternative management;
TEC, §39A.152, which establishes qualifications for a managing
entity for alternative management; TEC, §39A.153, which establishes
terms of the contract with the managing entity for alternative management;
TEC, §39A.154, which authorizes the commissioner to extend an
alternative management contract and to approve terms of the contract;
TEC, §39A.155, which establishes the evaluation of a managing
entity for alternative management; TEC, §39A.156, which establishes
when an alternative management contract must be cancelled; TEC, §39A.157,
which establishes when management of a campus returns to the school
district; TEC, §39A.158, which requires accountability to apply
to a campus managed under alternative management; TEC, §39A.159,
which requires certain minimum funding for a campus under alternative
management; TEC, §39A.160, which applies open meeting and public
record requirements to a managing entity; TEC, §39A.161, which
authorizes commissioner to adopt rules to implement TEC, Chapter 39A,
Subchapter D, Alternative Management; TEC, §39A.201, which authorizes
a board of managers to exercise all duties of a board of trustees;
TEC, §39A.202, which suspends the powers of a board of trustees
when a board of managers is appointed by the commissioner, authorizes
the commissioner to appoint a superintendent, makes explicit that
a board of managers may amend the budget, and applies TEC, Chapter
39A, to a district governed by a board of managers; TEC, §39A.203,
which suspends the powers of a board of trustees regarding a campus
when a board of managers for the campus is appointed by the commissioner,
authorizes the commissioner to appoint a principal, and authorizes
the commissioner to approve a campus board of managers's request for
budget amendments; TEC, §39A.204, which requires, if possible,
for a board of managers to include community leaders, business representatives,
and experts in the field of education; TEC, §39A.205, which requires
the commissioner to provide training for a board of managers; TEC, §39A.206,
which authorizes compensation for a board of managers in certain circumstances;
TEC, §39A.207, which authorizes the commissioner to replace a
member of the board of managers when appointed under TEC, Chapter
39, Subchapter C, Accreditation; TEC, §39A.208, which requires
that a board of managers transition back to a board of trustees over
the last three years of the board of managers appointment, as close
to one-third of the members at a time as possible; requires the board
of managers to continue to call for elections of board of trustees
although the board of trustees's authority is suspended; and requires
that a board of trustees may only be restored if the members were
elected under an election called by the board of managers; TEC, §39A.209,
which allows a board of managers to be removed only after the campus
has two consecutive years of acceptable performance; authorizes replacement
of an appointed board of managers; and authorizes a conservator or
monitor once the board of managers is removed; TEC, §39A.251,
which imposes interventions and sanctions on open-enrollment charter
schools the same as on school districts; TEC, §39A.252, which
requires the commissioner to adopt rules for imposing interventions
and sanctions on open-enrollment charter schools; TEC, §39A.253,
which grants charter school hearings only under TEC, Chapter 39 or
Chapter 12, not both; TEC, §39A.254, which authorizes the commissioner
to require the development of a campus improvement plan in certain
circumstances; TEC, §39A.255, which authorizes the commissioner
to develop rules regarding the application of turnaround plans to
open-enrollment charter schools; TEC, §39A.256, which authorizes
the appointment of a board of managers for an open-enrollment charter
school; TEC, §39A.257, which authorizes the appointment of a
superintendent for an open-enrollment charter school; TEC, §39A.258,
which authorizes the commissioner to remove a person from a charter
board of managers at any time; TEC, §39A.259, which authorizes
the commissioner to provide compensation to a charter board of managers
or appointed superintendent; TEC, §39A.260, which establishes
immunity for charter boards of managers and appointed superintendents;
TEC, §39A.301, which establishes the exclusive challenge process
for a decision by the commissioner to order closure of a district
or campus or alternative management of a campus; TEC, §39A.901,
which requires annual review of performance by the commissioner and
increasing severity of intervention for lack of progress; TEC, §39A.902,
which allows the commissioner to require a campus or district to acquire
professional services to address certain deficiencies, including requiring
board of trustees members to participate in professional services
to address governance deficiencies; TEC, §39A.903, which requires
districts to pay for the costs of certain interventions; TEC, §39A.904,
which establishes immunity for those acting on behalf of the commissioner
in implementing interventions and sanctions; TEC, §39A.905, which
prohibits the commissioner from requiring a campus name change during
certain interventions; TEC, §39A.906, which is a transitional
provision that establishes which years to count for imposing certain
interventions; and TEC, §39A.907, which establishes a special
student recovery program that may be required of certain districts.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The amendments implement the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§39.057, as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 7 and SB 1488, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017; 39.102, as amended by House Bill (HB) 1553 and SB 1566, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017; 39A.001-39A.007; 39A.051-39A.059; 39A.060, recodified from TEC, §39.106, as amended by HB 2263, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017; 39A.061-39A.063; 39A.101-39A.115; 39A.151-39A.161; 39A.201-39A.209; 39A.251-39A.260; 39A.301; and 39A.901-39A.907. |
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