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TX Educ Code § 12.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.114. Revision

Sec. 12.114.  REVISION.  (a)  A revision of a charter of an open-enrollment charter school may be made only with the approval of the commissioner.(b)  Not more than once each year, an open-enrollment charter school may request approval to revise the maximum student enrollment described by the school's charter.(c)  Not later than the 60th day after the date that a charter holder submits to the commissioner a completed request for approval for an expansion amendment, as defined by commissioner rule, including a new school amendment, the commissioner shall provide to the charter holder written notice of approval or disapproval of the amendment.(d)  A charter holder may submit a request for approval for an expansion amendment up to 18 months before the date on which the expansion will be effective.  A request for approval of an expansion amendment does not obligate the charter holder to complete the proposed expansion.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 668), Sec. 2.03, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1151. Failure to Discharge or Refuse to Hire Certain Employees or Applicants

Sec. 12.1151.  FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OR APPLICANTS.  An open-enrollment charter school commits a material violation of the school's charter if the school fails to comply with the duty to discharge or refuse to hire certain employees or applicants for employment under Section 12.1059, 22.085, or 22.092.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2A.008, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.116. Procedure for Revocation, Modification of Governance, or Denial of Renewal

Sec. 12.116.  PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION, MODIFICATION OF GOVERNANCE, OR DENIAL OF RENEWAL.  (a)  The commissioner shall adopt an informal procedure to be used for:(1)  revoking the charter of an open-enrollment charter school or for reconstituting the governing body of the charter holder as authorized by Section 12.115; and(2)  denying the renewal of a charter of an open-enrollment charter school as authorized by Section 12.1141(c).(a-1)  The procedure adopted under Subsection (a) for the denial of renewal of a charter under Section 12.1141(c) or the revocation of a charter or reconstitution of a governing body of a charter holder under Section 12.115(a) must allow representatives of the charter holder to meet with the commissioner to discuss the commissioner's decision and must allow the charter holder to submit additional information to the commissioner relating to the commissioner's decision. In a final decision issued by the commissioner, the commissioner shall provide a written response to any information the charter holder submits under this subsection.(b)   Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a procedure that is related to a revocation or modification of governance under this subchapter.(c)  A decision by the commissioner to revoke a charter is subject to review by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.  Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code:(1)  the administrative law judge shall uphold a decision by the commissioner to revoke a charter unless the judge finds the decision is arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous; and(2)  a decision of the administrative law judge under this subsection is final and may not be appealed.(d)  If the commissioner revokes the charter of an open-enrollment charter school, the commissioner may:(1)  manage the school until alternative arrangements are made for the school's students; and(2)  assign operation of one or more campuses formerly operated by the charter holder who held the revoked charter to a different charter holder who consents to the assignment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 1842), Sec. 3(b), eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 1842), Sec. 3(c), eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1161. Effect of Revocation, Denial of Renewal, or Surrender of Charter

Sec. 12.1161.  EFFECT OF REVOCATION, DENIAL OF RENEWAL, OR SURRENDER OF CHARTER.  (a)  If the commissioner revokes or denies the renewal of a charter of an open-enrollment charter school or an open-enrollment charter school surrenders its charter, the school may not:(1)  continue to operate under this subchapter; or(2)  receive state funds under this subchapter.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140, Sec. 47(3), eff. September 1, 2013.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 47(3), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1162. Additional Sanctions

Sec. 12.1162.  ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.  (a)  The commissioner shall take any of the actions described by Subsection (b) or by Section 39A.001, 39A.002, 39A.004, 39A.005, or 39A.007, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary, if an open-enrollment charter school, as determined by a report issued under Section 39.004(b):(1)  commits a material violation of the school's charter;(2)  fails to satisfy generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management; or(3)  fails to comply with this subchapter or another applicable rule or law.(b)  The commissioner may temporarily withhold funding, suspend the authority of an open-enrollment charter school to operate, or take any other reasonable action the commissioner determines necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of students enrolled at the school based on evidence that conditions at the school present a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the students.(c)  After the commissioner acts under Subsection (b), the open-enrollment charter school may not receive funding and may not resume operating until a determination is made that:(1)  despite initial evidence, the conditions at the school do not present a danger of material harm to the health, safety, or welfare of students;  or(2)  the conditions at the school that presented a danger of material harm to the health, safety, or welfare of students have been corrected.(d)  Not later than the third business day after the date the commissioner acts under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall provide the charter holder an opportunity for a hearing.(e)  Immediately after a hearing under Subsection (d), the commissioner must cease the action under Subsection (b) or initiate action under Section 12.116.(f)  The commissioner shall adopt rules implementing this section.  Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a hearing under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 19, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.003(13), eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1163. Audit by Commissioner

Sec. 12.1163.  AUDIT BY COMMISSIONER.  (a)  To the extent consistent with this section, the commissioner may audit the records of:(1)  an open-enrollment charter school;(2)  a charter holder;  and(3)  a management company.(b)  An audit under Subsection (a) must be limited to matters directly related to the management or operation of an open-enrollment charter school, including any financial and administrative records.(c)  Unless the commissioner has specific cause to conduct an additional audit, the commissioner may not conduct more than one on-site audit during any fiscal year, including any financial and administrative records.  For purposes of this subsection, an audit of a charter holder or management company associated with an open-enrollment charter school is not considered an audit of the school.(d)  If the aggregate amount of all transactions between a charter holder and a related party, as defined by commissioner rule adopted under Section 12.1166, exceeds $5,000, an audit under Subsection (a) may include the review of any real property transactions between the charter holder and the related party.  If the commissioner determines that a transaction with a related party using funds received under Section 12.106 was structured in a manner that did not benefit the open-enrollment charter school or that the transaction was in excess of fair market value, the commissioner may order that the transaction be reclassified or that other action be taken as necessary to protect the school's interests.  Failure to comply with the commissioner's order is a material violation of the charter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (S.B. 1454), Sec. 5, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1164. Notice to Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Sec. 12.1164.  NOTICE TO TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS.  (a)  The commissioner must notify the Teacher Retirement System of Texas in writing of the revocation, denial of renewal, expiration, or surrender of a charter under this subchapter not later than the 10th business day after the date of the event.(b)  The commissioner must notify the Teacher Retirement System of Texas in writing that an open-enrollment charter school is no longer receiving state funding not later than the 10th business day after the date on which the funding ceases.(c)  The commissioner must notify the Teacher Retirement System of Texas in writing that an open-enrollment charter school has resumed receiving state funds not later than the 10th business day after the date on which funding resumes.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1166. Related Party Transactions

Sec. 12.1166.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.  (a)  The commissioner shall adopt a rule defining "related party" for purposes of this subchapter.  The definition of "related party" must include:(1)  a party with a current or former board member, administrator, or officer who is:(A)  a board member, administrator, or officer of an open-enrollment charter school; or(B)  related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a board member, administrator, or officer of an open-enrollment charter school;(2)  a charter holder's related organizations, joint ventures, and jointly governed organizations;(3)  an open-enrollment charter school's board members, administrators, or officers or a person related to a board member, administrator, or officer within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code; and(4)  any other disqualified person, as that term is defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 4958(f).(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), a person is a former board member, administrator, or officer if the person served in that capacity within one year of the date on which a financial transaction between the charter holder and a related party occurred.(c)  In a charter holder's annual audit filed under Section 44.008, the charter holder must include a list of all transactions with a related party.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (S.B. 1454), Sec. 6, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1167. Appraisal of Certain Property

Sec. 12.1167.  APPRAISAL OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.  The commissioner may adopt rules to require an open-enrollment charter school to:(1)  notify the commissioner that the school intends to enter into a transaction with a related party, as defined by commissioner rule adopted under Section 12.1166; and(2)  provide an appraisal from a certified appraiser to the agency.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (S.B. 1454), Sec. 6, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1168 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1168. Financial Report of Certain Schools

Sec. 12.1168.  FINANCIAL REPORT OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS.  (a)  In this section, "related party" has the meaning adopted by commissioner rule under Section 12.1166.(b)  A financial report filed under Section 44.008 by an open-enrollment charter school must separately disclose:(1)  all financial transactions between the open-enrollment charter school and any related party, separately stating the principal, interest, and lease payments; and(2)  the total compensation and benefits provided by the school and any related party for each member of the governing body and each officer and administrator of the school and the related party.(c)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (S.B. 1454), Sec. 6, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.117. Admission

Sec. 12.117.   ADMISSION.  (a)  For admission to an open-enrollment charter school, the governing body of the school shall:(1)  require the applicant to complete and submit the common admission application form described by Section 12.1173 not later than a reasonable deadline the school establishes; and(2)  on receipt of more acceptable applications for admission under this section than available positions in the school:(A)  fill the available positions by lottery; or(B)  subject to Subsection (b), fill the available positions in the order in which applications received before the application deadline were received.(b)  An open-enrollment charter school may fill applications for admission under Subsection (a)(2)(B) only if the school published a notice of the opportunity to apply for admission to the school.  A notice published under this subsection must:(1)  state the application deadline;  and(2)  be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the school is located not later than the seventh day before the application deadline.(c)  An open-enrollment charter school authorized by a charter granted under this subchapter to a municipality:(1)  is considered a work-site open-enrollment charter school for purposes of federal regulations regarding admissions policies that apply to open-enrollment charter schools receiving federal funding; and(2)  notwithstanding Subsection (a), may admit children of employees of the municipality to the school before conducting a lottery to fill remaining available positions, provided that the number of children admitted under this subdivision constitutes only a small percentage, as may be further specified by federal regulation, of the school's total enrollment.(d)  Notwithstanding Section 12.111(a)(13), an open-enrollment charter school may admit a child of an employee of the school as provided by this section regardless of whether the child resides in the geographic area served by the school.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 2366), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (S.B. 2293), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1171. Admission to Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Specializing in Performing Arts

Sec. 12.1171.  ADMISSION TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS SPECIALIZING IN PERFORMING ARTS.  Notwithstanding Section 12.117, the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that specializes in one or more performing arts may require an applicant to audition for admission to the school in addition to completing and submitting the common admission application form under Section 12.1173.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (S.B. 2293), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1173. Common Admission Application Form; Waiting List for Admission

Sec. 12.1173.  COMMON ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM; WAITING LIST FOR ADMISSION.  (a)  The commissioner by rule shall adopt a common admission application form for use by an applicant for admission to an open-enrollment charter school that provides for the submission of information that the commissioner considers appropriate.(b)  The form adopted under this section may not:(1)  advertise or otherwise promote any person or open-enrollment charter school; or(2)  solicit money, goods, or services from an applicant.(c)  The commissioner shall publicize the availability of the form adopted under this section, including by posting the form on the agency's Internet website.(d)  The commissioner by rule shall adopt guidelines for an open-enrollment charter school that receives more acceptable applications for admission than available positions at the school to create and manage a waiting list each school year for applicants who are not admitted.(e)  The commissioner shall adopt any other rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to ensure this section complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (S.B. 2293), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 12.1174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 12 - Charters|Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School|Section 12.1174. Enrollment and Waiting List Report

Sec. 12.1174.  ENROLLMENT AND WAITING LIST REPORT.  (a)  Not later than the last Friday in October of each school year, in the form prescribed by commissioner rule, the governing body of a charter holder shall report to the agency for that school year:(1)  the following information for each campus operating under the charter holder's charter:(A)  the number of students enrolled;(B)  the enrollment capacity; and(C)  if a charter holder uses a waiting list for admission to a campus:(i)  the total number of students on the waiting list; and(ii)  the number of students on the waiting list disaggregated by grade level;(2)  the information described by Subdivision (1) aggregated for all campuses operating under the charter holder's charter; and(3)  any information required by the commissioner as necessary to identify each student admitted to or on a waiting list for admission to a campus operating under the charter holder's charter who is or was previously enrolled in a public school in this state.(b)  From information provided to the commissioner by each charter holder under this subchapter, the commissioner shall identify each group of charter holders considered by the commissioner to be corporate affiliates or substantially related charter holders.  Using the information reported under Subsections (a)(1) and (2), the agency shall aggregate the information for each group of charter holders identified by the commissioner under this subsection.(c)  Not later than March 15 of each year, the commissioner shall post on the agency's Internet website:(1)  the information reported by charter holders under Subsections (a)(1) and (2); and(2)  the information aggregated by the agency under Subsection (b).(d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to ensure this section complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student educational information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (S.B. 2293), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|