Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 12.011. AUTHORIZATION AND STATUS. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, a school district may adopt a home-rule school district charter under which the district will operate. (b) The adoption of a home-rule school district charter by a school district does not affect: (1) …

Sec. 12.012. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS AND RULES TO HOME-RULE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) A home-rule school district is subject to federal and state laws and rules governing school districts, except that a home-rule school district is subject to: (1) this code only to the extent that the a…

Sec. 12.013. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. (a) A home-rule school district has the powers and entitlements granted to school districts and school district boards of trustees under this title, including taxing authority. (b) A home-rule school district is subject to: (1) a provision of …

Sec. 12.014. APPOINTMENT OF CHARTER COMMISSION. The board of trustees of a school district shall appoint a charter commission to frame a home-rule school district charter if: (1) the board receives a petition requesting the appointment of a charter commission to frame a home-rule…

Sec. 12.015. CHARTER COMMISSION. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of a petition or adoption of a resolution under Section 12.014, the board of trustees of the school district shall appoint 15 residents of the district to serve on the commission to frame a…

Sec. 12.016. CONTENT. Each home-rule school district charter must: (1) describe the educational program to be offered; (2) provide that continuation of the home-rule school district charter is contingent on: (A) acceptable student performance on assessment instruments adopted und…

Sec. 12.017. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH VOTING RIGHTS ACT. (a) The charter commission shall submit the proposed charter to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall determine whether a proposed charter contains a change in the governance of the school district. (…

Sec. 12.018. LEGAL REVIEW. The charter commission shall submit the proposed charter to the commissioner. As soon as practicable, but not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner receives the proposed charter, the commissioner shall review the proposed charter to en…

Sec. 12.019. CHARTER ELECTION. (a) As soon as practicable after approval of a home-rule school district charter under Section 12.018, the board of trustees of the district shall order an election on the proposed charter. (b) The proposed charter shall be submitted to the voters o…

Sec. 12.020. CHARTER AMENDMENT. (a) The governing body of a home-rule school district on its own motion may submit a proposed charter amendment that complies with this subchapter to the commissioner for legal review. (b) The governing body shall submit a proposed charter amendmen…

Sec. 12.021. ADOPTION OF CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT. (a) Subject to Section 12.022, a proposed home-rule school district charter or a proposed charter amendment is adopted if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election held for that purp…

Sec. 12.022. MINIMUM VOTER TURNOUT REQUIRED. (a) An election on the adoption of a proposed home-rule school district charter has no effect unless at least 25 percent of the registered voters of the district vote in the election in which the adoption of the charter is on the ballo…

Sec. 12.023. CERTIFICATION OF CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT. (a) As soon as practicable after a school district adopts a home-rule school district charter or charter amendment, the president of the board of trustees shall certify to the secretary of state a copy of the charter or …

Sec. 12.024. EFFECT OF RECORDING CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT. A recorded charter or charter amendment is a public act. A court shall take judicial notice of a recorded charter or charter amendment and proof is not required of its provisions. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 26…

Sec. 12.025. GOVERNANCE. (a) A home-rule school district may adopt and operate under any governing structure. (b) The district may: (1) create offices; (2) determine the time and method for selecting officers; and (3) prescribe the qualifications and duties of officers. (c) The t…

Sec. 12.026. CHANGE IN GOVERNING BODY. If the adoption, amendment, or revocation of a home-rule school district charter changes the structure of the governing body of the school district, the members of the governing body serving on the date the adoption, amendment, or revocation…

Sec. 12.027. BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION OF CHARTER. (a) The State Board of Education may place on probation or revoke a home-rule school district charter of a school district if the board determines that the district: (1) committed a material violation of the …

Sec. 12.0271. FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE OR TERMINATE OR REFUSE SERVICES FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS. A home-rule school district commits a material violation of the school district's charter if the school district fails to comply with the…

Sec. 12.028. PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION. (a) The State Board of Education by rule shall adopt a procedure to be used for placing on probation or revoking a home-rule school district charter. (b) The procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must provide an op…

Sec. 12.029. STATUS OF DISTRICT IN CASE OF ANNEXATION OR CONSOLIDATION. (a) If a school district is annexed to another district under Chapter 13, and only one of the districts has a home-rule school district status, the status, as a home-rule or other type of school district, of …

Sec. 12.030. RESCISSION OF CHARTER. (a) A home-rule school district charter may be rescinded as provided by this section. (b) The governing body of the district shall order an election on the question of rescinding a home-rule school district charter if: (1) the governing body re…

Sec. 12.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Parent" means the parent who is indicated on the student registration form at that school campus. (2) "Board" and "board of trustees" mean the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school dis…

Sec. 12.052. AUTHORIZATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district shall grant or deny, through a public vote of the board of trustees or governing body, a charter to parents and teac…

Sec. 12.0521. ALTERNATIVE AUTHORIZATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.052, in accordance with this subchapter and in the manner provided by this section, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district may grant a charter for: (1)…

Sec. 12.0522. DISTRICT CHARTER AUTHORIZATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.052, in the manner provided by this section, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district may grant a district charter to a campus to the extent authori…

Sec. 12.053. COOPERATIVE CAMPUS CHARTER. (a) The board of trustees may grant a charter to parents and teachers at two or more campuses in the district for a cooperative charter program if the board is presented with a petition signed by: (1) the parents of a majority of the stude…

Sec. 12.0531. PERFORMANCE CONTRACT; DURATION OF CHARTER. If a charter is granted under this subchapter, the board of trustees of the school district that granted the charter shall enter into a performance contract with the principal or equivalent chief operating officer of the ca…

Sec. 12.0532. NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. (a) A charter granted under this subchapter for a campus may, as determined by the board of trustees of the school district granting the charter, provide for the campus to be a neighborhood school. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsec…

Sec. 12.054. AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER. A campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter: (1) is exempt from the instructional and academic rules and policies of the board of trustees from which the campus or program is specifically exempted in the charter; …

Sec. 12.055. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS AND RULES TO CAMPUS OR PROGRAM GRANTED CHARTER. (a) A campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter is subject to federal and state laws and rules governing public schools, except that the campus or program is subject to…

Sec. 12.056. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. (a) A campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter has the powers granted to schools under this title. (b) A campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter is subject to: (1) a provision of thi…

Sec. 12.057. STATUS. (a) With respect to the operation of a campus or program granted a charter under this subchapter, the governing body of the campus or program provided for under the charter is considered a governmental body for purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Cod…

Sec. 12.058. CHARTER POLICY. Each school district shall adopt a campus charter and program charter policy. The policy must specify: (1) the process to be followed for approval of a campus charter or a program charter; (2) the statutory requirements with which a campus charter or …

Sec. 12.059. CONTENT. Each charter granted under this subchapter must: (1) describe the educational program to be offered, which may be a general or specialized program; (2) provide that continuation of the charter is contingent on satisfactory student performance under Subchapte…

Sec. 12.060. FORM. A charter shall be in the form and substance of a written contract signed by the president of the board of trustees granting the charter and the chief operating officer of the campus or program for which the charter is granted. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch…

Sec. 12.061. CHARTER GRANTED. Each charter a board of trustees grants under this subchapter must: (1) satisfy this subchapter; and (2) include the information that is required under Section 12.059 consistent with the information provided in the application and any modification th…

Sec. 12.062. REVISION. (a) A charter granted under Section 12.052 or 12.053 may be revised: (1) with the approval of the board of trustees that granted the charter; and (2) on a petition signed by a majority of the parents and a majority of the classroom teachers at the campus or…

Sec. 12.063. BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION. (a) A board of trustees may place on probation or revoke a charter it grants if the board determines that the campus or program: (1) committed a material violation of the charter, including by failure to comply with the…

Sec. 12.0631. FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE OR TERMINATE OR REFUSE SERVICES FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS. A campus or campus program granted a charter under this subchapter commits a material violation of its charter if the campus or program f…

Sec. 12.064. PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION. (a) Each board of trustees that grants a charter under this subchapter shall adopt a procedure to be used for placing on probation or revoking a charter it grants. (b) The procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must…

Sec. 12.065. ADMISSION. (a) Eligibility criteria for admission of students to the campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter must give priority on the basis of geographic and residency considerations. After priority is given on those bases, secondary c…

Sec. 12.101. AUTHORIZATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, the commissioner may grant a charter on the application of an eligible entity for an open-enrollment charter school to operate in a facility of a commercial or nonprofit entity, an eligible entity, or a school di…

Sec. 12.1011. CHARTER AUTHORIZATION FOR HIGH-PERFORMING ENTITIES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.101(b), the commissioner may grant a charter for an open-enrollment charter school to an applicant that is: (1) an eligible entity under Section 12.101(a)(3) that proposes to operate …

Sec. 12.1012. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Charter holder" means the entity to which a charter is granted under this subchapter. (2) "Governing body of a charter holder" means the board of directors, board of trustees, or other governing body of a charter holder. (3) "Go…

Sec. 12.10125. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL NOT IN OPERATION. An open-enrollment charter school ceases to operate if: (1) the school's charter: (A) has been revoked; (B) has expired; (C) has been surrendered; or (D) has been abandoned; or (2) the school has otherwise ceased ope…

Sec. 12.1013. CHARTER AUTHORIZER ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The commissioner shall select a center for education research authorized by Section 1.005 to prepare an annual report concerning the performance of open-enrollment charter schools by authorizer compared to campus charters and m…