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TX Educ Code § 12.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.258. Student Eligibility; Admission

Sec. 12.258.  STUDENT ELIGIBILITY; ADMISSION.  (a)   A person who is at least 18 years of age and not more than 50 years of age is eligible to enroll in an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter if the person:(1)  has failed to complete the curriculum requirements for high school graduation; or(2)  has failed to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument required for high school graduation.(b)  In admitting students to an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter, a nonprofit entity shall give priority to a person who has not earned a high school equivalency certificate.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(g), (g-1) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 9, eff. May 31, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 12.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.259. Adult Education Program

Sec. 12.259.  ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM.  (a)  An adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter must:(1)  use an instructional model in which a significant portion of instruction, as approved by the commissioner, is delivered in a teacher-led, interactive classroom environment;(2)  provide access to:(A)  career and technical education courses that lead to an industry certification;(B)  career readiness training;(C)  postsecondary counseling; and(D)  job-placement services; and(3)  provide support services to students, including:(A)  child care at no cost to students;(B)  life coaching services, at a ratio not to exceed one life coach for every 100 students, that use strategic and holistic interventions designed to facilitate graduation planning and assist students in overcoming life obstacles to achieve academic and career goals;(C)  mental health counseling;(D)  for students with identified disabilities or impairments, instructional support services; and(E)  transportation assistance.(b)  A nonprofit entity granted a charter under this subchapter may partner with a public junior college or a provider or organization approved by the Texas Workforce Commission to provide career and technology courses that lead to industry certification through an adult education program described by Subsection (a).|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(i-1) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 10, eff. May 31, 2021.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 11, eff. May 31, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 12.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.260. Assessment Instrument

Sec. 12.260.  ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT.  (a)   The agency, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under Section 12.254, shall adopt or develop and administer a standardized secondary exit-level assessment instrument appropriate for assessing program participants who successfully complete high school curriculum requirements under an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter.(b)  The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under Section 12.254,  shall determine the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the secondary exit-level assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (a) for receipt of a high school diploma by a program participant in an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter.(c)  For a school year before the 2025-2026 school year, the agency shall adopt and administer the Algebra I, English II, and biology end-of-course assessment instruments adopted under Section 39.023(c) as the secondary exit-level assessment instrument required under this section.  The level of performance considered to be satisfactory on those assessment instruments for purposes of this subsection is the level of performance adopted under 19 T.A.C. Section 101.4003(a), as that rule existed on January 1, 2021.  This subsection expires September 1, 2025.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(c) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 12, eff. May 31, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 12.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.261. Expansion Amendment

Sec. 12.261.  EXPANSION AMENDMENT.  (a)  Not later than June 30 of each year, a nonprofit entity granted a charter under this subchapter must submit any request for approval of an expansion amendment intended to take effect the next school year.(b)  An expansion amendment submitted under Subsection (a) is considered approved if the commissioner does not provide written notice to the nonprofit entity of the disapproval of the expansion amendment on or before August 1.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(i-2) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 13, eff. May 31, 2021.|For expiration of Subsections (b-1), (c-1), and (c-2), see Subsection (c-2).
TX Educ Code § 12.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.263. Adult Education Program Funding

Text of section effective until September 01, 2023Sec. 12.263.  ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDING.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, funding for an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter is an amount per participant through the Foundation School Program equal to the amount of state funding per student in weighted average daily attendance that would be allocated under the Foundation School Program for the student's attendance at an open-enrollment charter school in accordance with Section 12.106.(a-1)  Funding for an adult education program operated under this subchapter shall be provided in accordance with the average daily attendance hold harmless provisions and guidance regarding remote instruction implemented by the agency for the 2020-2021 school year.  This subsection expires September 1, 2023.(b)  Sections 12.107 and 12.128 apply as though funds under this section were funds under Subchapter D.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(j), (k) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 15(a), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 12.264 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.264. Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Sec. 12.264.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  The commissioner or an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter may accept gifts, grants, or donations from any public or private source to be used for purposes of this subchapter.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(r) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 16, eff. May 31, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 12.265 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program|Section 12.265. Rules

Sec. 12.265.  RULES.  (a)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer the program under this subchapter, including rules to implement and administer:(1)  the reporting requirements under Section 12.252(b)(2)(A); and(2)  the evaluation provisions under Section 12.262.(b)  In adopting rules, the commissioner may modify charter school requirements only to the extent necessary for the administration of a charter school under this subchapter that provides for adult education.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(m) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 17, eff. May 31, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 13.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.001. Definition

Sec. 13.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "membership" means the number of students enrolled in a school district as of a given date.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.002. Permitted Frequency of Proposed Actions

Sec. 13.002.  PERMITTED FREQUENCY OF PROPOSED ACTIONS.  (a)  If at an election on a proposition under this chapter the majority of the votes are cast against the proposition, another election for the same purpose may not be held earlier than the corresponding uniform election date three years after the date of the first election.  If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the proposition, an election to reverse the effects of the first election may not be held earlier than the corresponding uniform election date three years after the date of the first election.(b)  If, without an election, an action under this chapter occurs on the order or ordinance of an authority acting in response to a petition and the petitioners' request is rejected, that authority may not consider a subsequent petition on the same request earlier than three years after the date on which the request is rejected.  If the request is granted and the order is issued or the ordinance is adopted, a petition to reverse the effects of the order or ordinance may not be considered by the authority earlier than three years after the date of issuance or adoption.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.003. Petition and Election

Sec. 13.003.  PETITION AND ELECTION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this section governs:(1)  the validity of a petition submitted to request an election under this chapter;  and(2)  the conduct of the resulting election.(b)  To be valid, a petition must:(1)  be submitted to the county judge serving the county in which the appropriate school district is located;(2)  be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the appropriate district;  and(3)  state the purpose for which it is being submitted.(c)  Immediately following receipt of a valid petition, the county judge shall order the election to be held on an authorized election date, as prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, occurring not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt.  If an authorized date within that period does not allow sufficient time to comply with other legal requirements or if there is no authorized date within that period, the election shall be ordered for the next authorized date.(d)  The election order must include the date of the election, the hours during which the polls will be open, the location of the polling places, and the proposition to be voted on.(e)  Not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the date of the election, the county judge shall give notice of the election by having a copy of the election order published at least once in a newspaper published at least once each week in the appropriate school district.  If such a newspaper is not published in the district, the notice shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located.  The county judge shall give additional notice of the election by having a copy of the election order posted in a public place in each election precinct not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.(f)  The election precincts and polling places usually used in the elections of the appropriate school district shall be used in an election held under this chapter, except that if another election is occurring on the same date for all or part of the same geographic area, precincts and polling places shall be selected to allow each voter to cast ballots at the same polling place for each of the elections.  To the extent practical, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Election Code.(g)  The expenses of the election shall be paid by the appropriate school district or districts.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.004. Allocation of Indebtedness and Personal Property

Sec. 13.004.  ALLOCATION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.  (a)  If under this chapter a school district assumes a portion of the indebtedness of another district, the commissioners court by order shall equitably allocate the indebtedness among the districts involved.  If territory from one district is annexed to another or if a district is abolished, the commissioners court shall also equitably allocate among the receiving districts a portion of the personal property of the annexed district or all the personal property of an abolished district.  If districts located in more than one county are involved, the commissioners court of each county in which an involved school district is located must agree on the allocation of indebtedness and personal property.(b)  In allocating the indebtedness and personal property, the commissioners court shall consider the value of the properties involved and the taxable value of the districts involved.(c)  The order of the commissioners court is binding on the school districts and territory affected by the order.(d)  A school district required to assume the indebtedness of another district under this chapter is not required to conduct an election on assumption of the indebtedness.  Without an election, the school district assuming the indebtedness may levy and collect taxes necessary to pay principal and interest on the assumed debt so long as the debt is outstanding.(e)  Without an election, a school district may issue refunding bonds for bonds of another district assumed under this chapter.(f)  If an entire district is annexed to or consolidated with another district, if a district is converted from a common to an independent school district, or if a school district is separated from a municipality, the governing board of the district as changed may, without an election, sell and deliver any unissued bonds voted in the district before the change and may levy and collect taxes in the district as changed for the payment of principal and interest on bonds.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.005. Effective Date of Transfer

Sec. 13.005.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER.  (a)  Except as provided by this section or by a local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158, the annexation of all or part of the territory of one district to another is effective on the first July 1 that is more than 30 days after the date of the order or ordinance accomplishing the annexation or of the declaration of the results of an election at which the transfer is approved.(b)  On the effective date of the transfer:(1)  students residing in the territory become residents of the receiving district;(2)  title to property allocated to the receiving district vests in the district;(3)  the receiving district assumes any debt allocated to it;  and(4)  the receiving district assumes jurisdiction of the annexed territory for all other purposes.(c)  If the annexation is appealed to the commissioner and is approved, the transfer is effective on a date set by the commissioner that is not earlier than the 30th day after the date of the commissioner's decision in the appeal.  If the decision of the commissioner is appealed to a district court in Travis County, the transfer, if approved, is effective on a date set by the court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 13.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.006. Taxing Authority Transfer

Sec. 13.006.  TAXING AUTHORITY TRANSFER.  (a)  If all or part of the territory of a school district is annexed to another district, the receiving district may levy taxes at the rate established in accordance with law for the district as a whole and is not required to conduct an election for the purpose of taxing the territory received.(b)  Conversion of a common school district or rural high school district to an independent school district or separation from municipal control does not affect the taxes levied for school purposes.  The new district may levy and collect taxes at the same rate at which the taxes were previously levied and is not required to conduct an election for that purpose.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.008. District Trustee Approval of Boundary Changes Required

Sec. 13.008.  DISTRICT TRUSTEE APPROVAL OF BOUNDARY CHANGES REQUIRED.  Any change in the boundaries of a school district is not effective unless approved by a majority of the board of trustees of the district if the board's approval is required under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.009. Appeals

Sec. 13.009.  APPEALS.  (a)  A decision of a commissioners court under this chapter may be appealed for a de novo review.(b)  If this chapter requires the agreement of or action by two or more commissioners courts, and the commissioners courts fail to agree or take action within a reasonable time set by rule of the State Board of Education, a person aggrieved by the failure may appeal to the commissioner for resolution of the issue.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 13.010. Boundary Descriptions and Maps to Be Filed With Agency

Sec. 13.010.  BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS TO BE FILED WITH AGENCY.  (a)  Each school district shall file with the agency:(1)  a complete and legally sufficient description of the boundaries of the district;(2)  a map of the district that:(A)  is drawn to the county general highway maps produced by the Texas Department of Transportation or a similar map of sufficient detail to display the names of visible features that the boundaries follow or to which the boundaries are in close proximity;  and(B)  is an accurate and legible representation of the boundaries in relationship to other features on the map;  and(3)  a list of voting precincts in the district, separately listing those precincts wholly in the district and those precincts only partly in the district.(b)  A school district shall amend the information and maps on file under this section if the boundaries of the district change or if any other change makes the information on file incomplete or inaccurate.(c)  The agency shall make maps and information maintained under this section available to the legislature and legislative agencies without cost.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter B. Detachment; Annexation|Section 13.052. Dormant School Districts

Sec. 13.052.  DORMANT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  (a)  If the commissioner determines that a school district has failed to operate a school for a full school year, the commissioner shall report to each appropriate commissioners court that the district is dormant.(b)  The commissioners court of a county shall by order annex each dormant school district within the county with an adjoining district or districts.  If the dormant district is a county-line district, the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located shall annex the territory of the dormant district that is within that county.  The commissioners court may annex territory to a school district only if the board of trustees of that district approves the annexation.(c)  The governing board of the district to which a dormant school district is annexed is the governing board for the new district.(d)  The order of the commissioners court shall define by legal boundary description the territory of the new district as enlarged and shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court.(e)  Title to the real property of the dormant district vests in the district to which the property is annexed.  Each district to which territory is annexed assumes and is liable for any portion of the dormant district's indebtedness that is allocated to the receiving district under Section 13.004.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 13.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 13 - Creation, Consolidation, and Abolition of a District|Subchapter B. Detachment; Annexation|Section 13.053. Territory Not in School District

Sec. 13.053.  TERRITORY NOT IN SCHOOL DISTRICT.  (a)  All real property must be included within the limits of a school district.  At any time it is determined that there is territory located in a county but not within the described limits of a school district, the commissioners court shall annex the territory to one or more adjoining districts.(b)  The annexation order shall define by legal boundary description the territory of the new district and shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|