Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance
Chapter 12 - Charters

Section 12.0271. Failure to Discharge or Refuse to Hire Certain Employees or Applicants - Sec. 12.0271. FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE CERTAIN...

Section 12.028. Procedure for Placement on Probation or Revocation - Sec. 12.028. PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION. (a)...

Section 12.029. Status of District in Case of Annexation or Consolidation - Sec. 12.029. STATUS OF DISTRICT IN CASE OF ANNEXATION OR...

Section 12.030. Rescission of Charter - Sec. 12.030. RESCISSION OF CHARTER. (a) A home-rule school district...

Subchapter C. Campus or Campus Program Charter

Section 12.051. Definitions - Sec. 12.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Parent" means the...

Section 12.052. Authorization - Sec. 12.052. AUTHORIZATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, the...

Section 12.0521. Alternative Authorization - Sec. 12.0521. ALTERNATIVE AUTHORIZATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.052, in accordance...

Section 12.0522. District Charter Authorization - Sec. 12.0522. DISTRICT CHARTER AUTHORIZATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.052, in...

Section 12.053. Cooperative Campus Charter - Sec. 12.053. COOPERATIVE CAMPUS CHARTER. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 12.0531. Performance Contract; Duration of Charter - Sec. 12.0531. PERFORMANCE CONTRACT; DURATION OF CHARTER. If a charter...

Section 12.0532. Neighborhood School - Sec. 12.0532. NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. (a) A charter granted under this...

Section 12.054. Authority Under Charter - Sec. 12.054. AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER. A campus or program for...

Section 12.055. Applicability of Laws and Rules to Campus or Program Granted Charter - Sec. 12.055. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS AND RULES TO CAMPUS OR...

Section 12.056. Applicability of Title - Sec. 12.056. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. (a) A campus or program...

Section 12.057. Status - Sec. 12.057. STATUS. (a) With respect to the operation of...

Section 12.058. Charter Policy - Sec. 12.058. CHARTER POLICY. Each school district shall adopt a...

Section 12.059. Content - Sec. 12.059. CONTENT. Each charter granted under this subchapter must:...

Section 12.060. Form - Sec. 12.060. FORM. A charter shall be in the form...

Section 12.061. Charter Granted - Sec. 12.061. CHARTER GRANTED. Each charter a board of trustees...

Section 12.062. Revision - Sec. 12.062. REVISION. (a) A charter granted under Section 12.052...

Section 12.063. Basis for Placement on Probation or Revocation - Sec. 12.063. BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION. (a)...

Section 12.0631. Failure to Discharge or Refuse to Hire Certain Employees or Applicants - Sec. 12.0631. FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE CERTAIN...

Section 12.064. Procedure for Placement on Probation or Revocation - Sec. 12.064. PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION. (a)...

Section 12.065. Admission - Sec. 12.065. ADMISSION. (a) Eligibility criteria for admission of students...

Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School

Section 12.101. Authorization - Sec. 12.101. AUTHORIZATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, the...

Section 12.1011. Charter Authorization for High-Performing Entities - Sec. 12.1011. CHARTER AUTHORIZATION FOR HIGH-PERFORMING ENTITIES. (a) Notwithstanding Section...

Section 12.1012. Definitions - Sec. 12.1012. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Charter holder" means...

Section 12.10125. Open-Enrollment Charter School Not in Operation - Sec. 12.10125. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL NOT IN OPERATION. An open-enrollment...

Section 12.1013. Charter Authorizer Accountability - Sec. 12.1013. CHARTER AUTHORIZER ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The commissioner shall select...

Section 12.1014. Authorization for Grant of Charters for Schools Primarily Serving Students With Disabilities - Sec. 12.1014. AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANT OF CHARTERS FOR SCHOOLS PRIMARILY...

Section 12.102. Authority Under Charter - Sec. 12.102. AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER. An open-enrollment charter school: (1)...

Section 12.103. General Applicability of Laws, Rules, and Ordinances to Open-Enrollment Charter School - Sec. 12.103. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF LAWS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES TO...

Section 12.104. Applicability of Title - Sec. 12.104. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. (a) An open-enrollment charter school...

Section 12.105. Status - Sec. 12.105. STATUS. An open-enrollment charter school is part of...

Section 12.1051. Applicability of Open Meetings and Public Information Laws - Sec. 12.1051. APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION LAWS....

Section 12.1052. Applicability of Laws Relating to Local Government Records - Sec. 12.1052. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS....

Section 12.1053. Applicability of Laws Relating to Public Purchasing and Contracting - Sec. 12.1053. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC PURCHASING AND...

Section 12.1054. Applicability of Laws Relating to Conflict of Interest - Sec. 12.1054. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST....

Section 12.1055. Applicability of Nepotism Laws - Sec. 12.1055. APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS. (a) An open-enrollment charter...

Section 12.1056. Immunity From Liability and Suit - Sec. 12.1056. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT. (a) In matters...

Section 12.1057. Membership in Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Sec. 12.1057. MEMBERSHIP IN TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS. (a)...

Section 12.1058. Applicability of Other Laws - Sec. 12.1058. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. Text of subsection as...

Section 12.1059. Requirements for Employment of Certain Employees - Sec. 12.1059. REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. A person...

Section 12.106. State Funding - Sec. 12.106. STATE FUNDING. (a) A charter holder is entitled...

Section 12.1061. Recovery of Certain Funds - Sec. 12.1061. RECOVERY OF CERTAIN FUNDS. The commissioner may not...

Section 12.107. Status and Use of Funds - Sec. 12.107. STATUS AND USE OF FUNDS. (a) Funds received...

Section 12.1071. Effect of Accepting State Funding - Sec. 12.1071. EFFECT OF ACCEPTING STATE FUNDING. (a) A charter...

Section 12.108. Tuition and Fees Restricted - Sec. 12.108. TUITION AND FEES RESTRICTED. (a) An open-enrollment charter...

Section 12.109. Transportation - Sec. 12.109. TRANSPORTATION. An open-enrollment charter school shall provide transportation...

Section 12.110. Application - Sec. 12.110. APPLICATION. (a) The commissioner shall adopt: (1) an...

Section 12.1101. Notification of Charter Application or Establishment of Campus - Sec. 12.1101. NOTIFICATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMPUS....

Section 12.111. Content - Sec. 12.111. CONTENT. (a) Each charter granted under this subchapter...

Section 12.112. Form - Sec. 12.112. FORM. A charter for an open-enrollment charter school...

Section 12.113. Charter Granted - Sec. 12.113. CHARTER GRANTED. (a) Each charter the commissioner grants...

Section 12.114. Revision - Sec. 12.114. REVISION. (a) A revision of a charter of...

Section 12.1141. Renewal of Charter; Denial of Renewal; Expiration - Sec. 12.1141. RENEWAL OF CHARTER; DENIAL OF RENEWAL; EXPIRATION. (a)...

Section 12.115. Basis for Charter Revocation or Modification of Governance - Sec. 12.115. BASIS FOR CHARTER REVOCATION OR MODIFICATION OF GOVERNANCE....

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...

Section 12.116. Procedure for Revocation, Modification of Governance, or Denial of Renewal - Sec. 12.116. PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION, MODIFICATION OF GOVERNANCE, OR DENIAL...

Section 12.1161. Effect of Revocation, Denial of Renewal, or Surrender of Charter - Sec. 12.1161. EFFECT OF REVOCATION, DENIAL OF RENEWAL, OR SURRENDER...

Section 12.1162. Additional Sanctions - Sec. 12.1162. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS. (a) The commissioner shall take any...

Section 12.1163. Audit by Commissioner - Sec. 12.1163. AUDIT BY COMMISSIONER. (a) To the extent consistent...

Section 12.1164. Notice to Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Sec. 12.1164. NOTICE TO TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS. (a)...

Section 12.1166. Related Party Transactions - Sec. 12.1166. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. (a) The commissioner shall adopt...

Section 12.1167. Appraisal of Certain Property - Sec. 12.1167. APPRAISAL OF CERTAIN PROPERTY. The commissioner may adopt...

Section 12.1168. Financial Report of Certain Schools - Sec. 12.1168. FINANCIAL REPORT OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS. (a) In this...

Section 12.117. Admission - Sec. 12.117. ADMISSION. (a) For admission to an open-enrollment charter...

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...

Section 12.1173. Common Admission Application Form; Waiting List for Admission - Sec. 12.1173. COMMON ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM; WAITING LIST FOR ADMISSION....

Section 12.1174. Enrollment and Waiting List Report - Sec. 12.1174. ENROLLMENT AND WAITING LIST REPORT. (a) Not later...

Section 12.118. Evaluation of Open-Enrollment Charter Schools - Sec. 12.118. EVALUATION OF OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS. (a) The commissioner...

Section 12.1181. Performance Frameworks; Annual Evaluations - Sec. 12.1181. PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORKS; ANNUAL EVALUATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 12.119. Bylaws; Annual Report - Sec. 12.119. BYLAWS; ANNUAL REPORT. (a) A charter holder shall...

Section 12.120. Restrictions on Serving as Member of Governing Body of Charter Holder or Open-Enrollment Charter School or as Officer or Employee - Sec. 12.120. RESTRICTIONS ON SERVING AS MEMBER OF GOVERNING BODY...

Section 12.1202. Requirement for Majority of Members of Governing Body - Sec. 12.1202. REQUIREMENT FOR MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY....

Section 12.121. Responsibility for Open-Enrollment Charter School - Sec. 12.121. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. The governing body...

Section 12.1211. Names of Members of Governing Body Listed on Website - Sec. 12.1211. NAMES OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY LISTED ON...

Section 12.122. Liability of Members of Governing Body of Open-Enrollment Charter School - Sec. 12.122. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY OF OPEN-ENROLLMENT...

Section 12.123. Training for Members of Governing Body of School and Officers - Sec. 12.123. TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY OF SCHOOL...

Section 12.124. Loans From Management Company Prohibited - Sec. 12.124. LOANS FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANY PROHIBITED. (a) The charter...

Section 12.125. Contract for Management Services - Sec. 12.125. CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Any contract, including a...

Section 12.126. Certain Management Services Contracts Prohibited - Sec. 12.126. CERTAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. The commissioner may...

Section 12.127. Liability of Management Company - Sec. 12.127. LIABILITY OF MANAGEMENT COMPANY. (a) A management company...

Section 12.128. Property Purchased or Leased With State Funds - Sec. 12.128. PROPERTY PURCHASED OR LEASED WITH STATE FUNDS. (a)...

Section 12.1281. Disposition of Property Purchased With State Funds - Sec. 12.1281. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY PURCHASED WITH STATE FUNDS. (a)...

Section 12.1282. Transfer of Property Purchased With State Funds - Sec. 12.1282. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY PURCHASED WITH STATE FUNDS. (a)...

Section 12.1283. Sale of Property Purchased With State Funds - Sec. 12.1283. SALE OF PROPERTY PURCHASED WITH STATE FUNDS. (a)...

Section 12.1284. Closure of Charter School Operations - Sec. 12.1284. CLOSURE OF CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATIONS. (a) After extinguishing...

Section 12.129. Minimum Qualifications for Principals and Teachers - Sec. 12.129. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. (a) Except...

Section 12.130. Notice of Teacher Qualifications - Sec. 12.130. NOTICE OF TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS. Each open-enrollment charter school...

Section 12.131. Removal of Students to Disciplinary Alternative Education Program; Expulsion of Students - Sec. 12.131. REMOVAL OF STUDENTS TO DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM;...

Section 12.132. Use of Municipal Funds for Charter School Land or Facilities - Sec. 12.132. USE OF MUNICIPAL FUNDS FOR CHARTER SCHOOL LAND...

Section 12.133. Wage Increase for Certain Professional Staff - Sec. 12.133. WAGE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL STAFF. (a) This...

Section 12.135. Designation as Charter District for Purposes of Bond Guarantee - Sec. 12.135. DESIGNATION AS CHARTER DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF BOND...

Section 12.136. Posting of Chief Executive Officer Salary - Sec. 12.136. POSTING OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SALARY. An open-enrollment...

Section 12.137. Certain Charter Holders Authorized to Provide Combined Services for Certain Adult and High School Dropout Recovery Programs - Sec. 12.137. CERTAIN CHARTER HOLDERS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE COMBINED SERVICES...

Section 12.141. Reclaimed Funds - Sec. 12.141. RECLAIMED FUNDS. (a) The agency shall deposit funds...

Subchapter E. College or University or Junior College

Section 12.151. Definitions - Sec. 12.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "public junior college" and...

Section 12.152. Authorization - Sec. 12.152. AUTHORIZATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter and...

Section 12.153. Rules - Sec. 12.153. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement...

Section 12.154. Content - Sec. 12.154. CONTENT. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12.110(d), the commissioner may...

Section 12.155. School Name - Sec. 12.155. SCHOOL NAME. The name of a college or...

Section 12.156. Applicability of Certain Provisions - Sec. 12.156. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...

Subchapter G. Adult High School Charter School Program

Section 12.251. Definitions - Sec. 12.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adult education" means...

Section 12.252. Applicability of Certain Provisions - Sec. 12.252. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. (a) The provisions of...

Section 12.253. Purpose - Sec. 12.253. PURPOSE. The purpose of the adult high school...

Section 12.254. Advisory Committee - Sec. 12.254. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) An advisory committee is established...

Section 12.255. Authorization for Charter - Sec. 12.255. AUTHORIZATION FOR CHARTER. (a) Notwithstanding any other law...

Section 12.256. Charter Holder Qualifications - Sec. 12.256. CHARTER HOLDER QUALIFICATIONS. A nonprofit entity may be...

Section 12.257. Application; Charter Content - Sec. 12.257. APPLICATION; CHARTER CONTENT. (a) A nonprofit entity must...

Section 12.258. Student Eligibility; Admission - Sec. 12.258. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY; ADMISSION. (a) A person who is...

Section 12.259. Adult Education Program - Sec. 12.259. ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) An adult education program...

Section 12.260. Assessment Instrument - Sec. 12.260. ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT. (a) The agency, in cooperation with...

Section 12.261. Expansion Amendment - Sec. 12.261. EXPANSION AMENDMENT. (a) Not later than June 30...

Section 12.262. Accountability; Revocation of Charter - Sec. 12.262. ACCOUNTABILITY; REVOCATION OF CHARTER. (a) The commissioner, in...

Section 12.263. Adult Education Program Funding - Text of section effective until September 01, 2023 Sec. 12.263....

Section 12.263. Adult Education Program Funding - Text of section effective on September 01, 2023 Sec. 12.263....

Section 12.264. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 12.264. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The commissioner or an...

Section 12.265. Rules - Sec. 12.265. RULES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance Chapter 12 - Charters

Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance
Chapter 12 - Charters