Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Education
Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance

Section 11.002. Responsibility of School Districts for Public Education - Sec. 11.002. RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. The...

Section 11.003. Administrative Efficiency - Sec. 11.003. ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY. (a) Expired. (b) Each regional education...

Subchapter B. Independent School Districts

Section 11.011. Organization - Sec. 11.011. ORGANIZATION. The board of trustees of an independent...

Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions

Section 11.051. Governance of Independent School District; Number of Trustees - Sec. 11.051. GOVERNANCE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; NUMBER OF TRUSTEES....

Section 11.0511. Student Trustee for Certain Districts - Sec. 11.0511. STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) This section...

Section 11.052. Single-Member Trustee Districts - Sec. 11.052. SINGLE-MEMBER TRUSTEE DISTRICTS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 11.053. Option to Continue in Office Following Adoption of Single-Member Plan or Redistricting - Sec. 11.053. OPTION TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF...

Section 11.054. Electing Trustees by Cumulative Voting - Sec. 11.054. ELECTING TRUSTEES BY CUMULATIVE VOTING. (a) The board...

Section 11.055. Application to Get on Ballot - Sec. 11.055. APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT. (a) An application...

Section 11.056. Write-in Voting - Sec. 11.056. WRITE-IN VOTING. (a) In an election for trustees...

Section 11.057. Determination of Results; Optional Majority Vote Requirement - Sec. 11.057. DETERMINATION OF RESULTS; OPTIONAL MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT. (a)...

Section 11.058. Election by Position - Sec. 11.058. ELECTION BY POSITION. (a) The designation of the...

Section 11.0581. Joint Elections Required - Sec. 11.0581. JOINT ELECTIONS REQUIRED. (a) An election for trustees...

Section 11.059. Terms - Sec. 11.059. TERMS. (a) A trustee of an independent school...

Section 11.060. Vacancies - Sec. 11.060. VACANCIES. (a) If a vacancy occurs on the...

Section 11.061. Qualification and Organization of Trustees; Compensation - Sec. 11.061. QUALIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES; COMPENSATION. (a) The...

Section 11.062. Election of Officers in Certain School Districts - Sec. 11.062. ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. An...

Section 11.0621. Meetings - Sec. 11.0621. MEETINGS. The minutes, certified agenda, or recording, as...

Section 11.063. Eligibility for Employment - Sec. 11.063. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT. A trustee of an independent...

Section 11.064. Filing of Financial Statement by Trustee - Sec. 11.064. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY TRUSTEE. (a) The...

Section 11.065. Applicability to Certain Districts - Sec. 11.065. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) Sections 11.052(g) and...

Section 11.066. Eligibility for Service by Trustee Convicted of Certain Offenses - Sec. 11.066. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees of Independent School District

Section 11.151. In General - Sec. 11.151. IN GENERAL. (a) The trustees of an independent...

Section 11.1511. Specific Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 11.1511. SPECIFIC POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) In...

Section 11.1512. Collaboration Between Board and Superintendent - Sec. 11.1512. COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. (a) In relation...

Section 11.1513. Employment Policy - Sec. 11.1513. EMPLOYMENT POLICY. (a) The board of trustees of...

Section 11.1514. Social Security Numbers - Sec. 11.1514. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. The board of trustees of...

Section 11.1515. Oversight of Academic Achievement - Sec. 11.1515. OVERSIGHT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. The board of trustees...

Section 11.1516. District Data on Academic Achievement - Sec. 11.1516. DISTRICT DATA ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. (a) On request...

Section 11.1518. Trustee Information Posted on Website - Sec. 11.1518. TRUSTEE INFORMATION POSTED ON WEBSITE. (a) Each school...

Section 11.152. Taxes; Bonds - Sec. 11.152. TAXES; BONDS. The trustees of an independent school...

Section 11.153. Sale of Minerals - Sec. 11.153. SALE OF MINERALS. (a) Minerals in land belonging...

Section 11.154. Sale of Property Other Than Minerals - Sec. 11.154. SALE OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN MINERALS. (a) The...

Section 11.1541. Donation of Surplus Property - Sec. 11.1541. DONATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a) The board of...

Section 11.1542. Open-Enrollment Charter School Offer for District Facility - Sec. 11.1542. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL OFFER FOR DISTRICT FACILITY. (a)...

Section 11.1543. Charter School Payment for Facilities Use or for Services - Sec. 11.1543. CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENT FOR FACILITIES USE OR FOR...

Section 11.155. Eminent Domain - Sec. 11.155. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) An independent school district may,...

Section 11.156. Donations to the Public Schools - Sec. 11.156. DONATIONS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (a) A conveyance,...

Section 11.157. Contracts for Educational Services - Sec. 11.157. CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. (a) The board of...

Section 11.158. Authority to Charge Fees - Sec. 11.158. AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES. (a) The board of...

Section 11.159. Member Training and Orientation - Sec. 11.159. MEMBER TRAINING AND ORIENTATION. (a) The State Board...

Section 11.160. Change of School District Name - Sec. 11.160. CHANGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME. (a) The board...

Section 11.161. Frivolous Suit - Sec. 11.161. FRIVOLOUS SUIT. In a civil suit brought under...

Section 11.162. School Uniforms - Sec. 11.162. SCHOOL UNIFORMS. (a) The board of trustees of...

Section 11.164. Restricting Written Information - Sec. 11.164. RESTRICTING WRITTEN INFORMATION. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 11.165. Access to School Campuses - Sec. 11.165. ACCESS TO SCHOOL CAMPUSES. The board of trustees...

Section 11.166. Operation on Campus of Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 11.166. OPERATION ON CAMPUS OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION....

Section 11.167. Operation Outside District Boundaries - Sec. 11.167. OPERATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. The board of trustees...

Section 11.168. Use of District Resources Prohibited for Certain Purposes; Exception - Sec. 11.168. USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES;...

Section 11.169. Electioneering Prohibited - Sec. 11.169. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other law, the board...

Section 11.170. Internal Auditor - Sec. 11.170. INTERNAL AUDITOR. If a school district employs an...

Section 11.171. School District Grievance Policy - Sec. 11.171. SCHOOL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE POLICY. (a) A school district...

Section 11.174. Contract Regarding Operation of District Campus - Sec. 11.174. CONTRACT REGARDING OPERATION OF DISTRICT CAMPUS. (a) A...

Section 11.175. School Cybersecurity - Sec. 11.175. SCHOOL CYBERSECURITY. (a) In this section: (1) "Breach...

Section 11.178. Prohibition Against Use of School District Resources for Hotel - Sec. 11.178. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCES FOR...

Section 11.179. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Certain Leased District Facilities - Sec. 11.179. SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CERTAIN LEASED DISTRICT...

Section 11.182. Board Improvement and Evaluation Tool - Sec. 11.182. BOARD IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION TOOL. (a) The commissioner...

Section 11.184. Efficiency Audit - Sec. 11.184. EFFICIENCY AUDIT. (a) For purposes of this section,...

Section 11.185. Early Childhood Literacy and Mathematics Proficiency Plans - Sec. 11.185. EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY PLANS. (a)...

Section 11.186. College, Career, and Military Readiness Plans - Sec. 11.186. COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS PLANS. (a) The...

Subchapter E. Superintendents and Principals

Section 11.201. Superintendents - Sec. 11.201. SUPERINTENDENTS. (a) The superintendent is the educational leader...

Section 11.202. Principals - Sec. 11.202. PRINCIPALS. (a) The principal of a school is...

Subchapter F. District-Level and Site-Based Decision-Making

Section 11.251. Planning and Decision-Making Process - Sec. 11.251. PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. (a) The board of...

Section 11.252. District-Level Planning and Decision-Making - Sec. 11.252. DISTRICT-LEVEL PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING. (a) Each school district...

Section 11.253. Campus Planning and Site-Based Decision-Making - Sec. 11.253. CAMPUS PLANNING AND SITE-BASED DECISION-MAKING. (a) Each school...

Section 11.254. State Responsibilities for the Planning and Decision-Making Process - Sec. 11.254. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS....

Section 11.255. Dropout Prevention Review - Sec. 11.255. DROPOUT PREVENTION REVIEW. (a) Each district-level planning and...

Subchapter G. Law Applicable to Certain School Districts and County Systems

Section 11.301. Application of Former Law - Sec. 11.301. APPLICATION OF FORMER LAW. (a) A school district...

Section 11.302. Public Information - Sec. 11.302. PUBLIC INFORMATION. The governing body of a school...

Section 11.303. Municipal School Districts - Sec. 11.303. MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 11.304. Write-in Voting: Common School District Board Election - Sec. 11.304. WRITE-IN VOTING: COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION. The...

Subchapter H. Special-Purpose School Districts

Section 11.351. Authority to Establish Special-Purpose School District - Sec. 11.351. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) On...

Section 11.352. Governance of Special-Purpose District - Sec. 11.352. GOVERNANCE OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT. (a) The State Board...

Section 11.353. Admission and Attendance - Sec. 11.353. ADMISSION AND ATTENDANCE. A child is eligible to...

Section 11.354. Abolition of Special-Purpose District - Sec. 11.354. ABOLITION OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT. On the written request...

Section 11.355. Annexation of Additional Territory by Certain Special-Purpose Districts - Sec. 11.355. ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY BY CERTAIN SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICTS....

Section 11.356. Support of Students Enrolled in Special-Purpose School Districts - Sec. 11.356. SUPPORT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS....

Chapter 12 - Charters

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 12.001. Purposes of Chapter - Sec. 12.001. PURPOSES OF CHAPTER. (a) The purposes of this...

Section 12.0011. Alternative Method of Operation - Sec. 12.0011. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF OPERATION. As an alternative to...

Section 12.002. Classes of Charter - Sec. 12.002. CLASSES OF CHARTER. The classes of charter under...

Section 12.003. Authority of Board of Trustees to Grant Other Charters - Sec. 12.003. AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO GRANT OTHER...

Subchapter B. Home-Rule School District Charter

Section 12.011. Authorization and Status - Sec. 12.011. AUTHORIZATION AND STATUS. (a) In accordance with this...

Section 12.012. Applicability of Laws and Rules to Home-Rule School District - Sec. 12.012. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS AND RULES TO HOME-RULE SCHOOL...

Section 12.013. Applicability of Title - Sec. 12.013. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. (a) A home-rule school district...

Section 12.014. Appointment of Charter Commission - Sec. 12.014. APPOINTMENT OF CHARTER COMMISSION. The board of trustees...

Section 12.015. Charter Commission - Sec. 12.015. CHARTER COMMISSION. (a) Not later than the 30th...

Section 12.016. Content - Sec. 12.016. CONTENT. Each home-rule school district charter must: (1)...

Section 12.017. Determination of Compliance With Voting Rights Act - Sec. 12.017. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH VOTING RIGHTS ACT. (a)...

Section 12.018. Legal Review - Sec. 12.018. LEGAL REVIEW. The charter commission shall submit the...

Section 12.019. Charter Election - Sec. 12.019. CHARTER ELECTION. (a) As soon as practicable after...

Section 12.020. Charter Amendment - Sec. 12.020. CHARTER AMENDMENT. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 12.021. Adoption of Charter or Charter Amendment - Sec. 12.021. ADOPTION OF CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT. (a) Subject...

Section 12.022. Minimum Voter Turnout Required - Sec. 12.022. MINIMUM VOTER TURNOUT REQUIRED. (a) An election on...

Section 12.023. Certification of Charter or Charter Amendment - Sec. 12.023. CERTIFICATION OF CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT. (a) As...

Section 12.024. Effect of Recording Charter or Charter Amendment - Sec. 12.024. EFFECT OF RECORDING CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT. A...

Section 12.025. Governance - Sec. 12.025. GOVERNANCE. (a) A home-rule school district may adopt...

Section 12.026. Change in Governing Body - Sec. 12.026. CHANGE IN GOVERNING BODY. If the adoption, amendment,...

Section 12.027. Basis for Placement on Probation or Revocation of Charter - Sec. 12.027. BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION OF...

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...

Chapter 12A - Districts of Innovation

Section 12A.001. Authorization - Sec. 12A.001. AUTHORIZATION. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a school...

Section 12A.002. Public Hearing - Sec. 12A.002. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Promptly after adopting a resolution...

Section 12A.003. Local Innovation Plan - Sec. 12A.003. LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN. (a) A local innovation plan...

Section 12A.004. Limitation of Permissible Exemptions - Sec. 12A.004. LIMITATION OF PERMISSIBLE EXEMPTIONS. (a) A local innovation...

Section 12A.005. Adoption of Local Innovation Plan; Commissioner Approval - Sec. 12A.005. ADOPTION OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN; COMMISSIONER APPROVAL. (a)...

Section 12A.006. Term - Sec. 12A.006. TERM. The term of a district's designation as...

Section 12A.0071. Posting of Local Innovation Plan - Sec. 12A.0071. POSTING OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN. (a) A school...

Section 12A.008. Termination by Commissioner - Sec. 12A.008. TERMINATION BY COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner may terminate...

Section 12A.009. Commissioner Rulemaking - Sec. 12A.009. COMMISSIONER RULEMAKING. The commissioner may adopt rules to...

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...

Section 13.002. Permitted Frequency of Proposed Actions - Sec. 13.002. PERMITTED FREQUENCY OF PROPOSED ACTIONS. (a) If at...

Section 13.003. Petition and Election - Sec. 13.003. PETITION AND ELECTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 13.004. Allocation of Indebtedness and Personal Property - Sec. 13.004. ALLOCATION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) If...

Section 13.005. Effective Date of Transfer - Sec. 13.005. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER. (a) Except as provided...

Section 13.006. Taxing Authority Transfer - Sec. 13.006. TAXING AUTHORITY TRANSFER. (a) If all or part...

Section 13.008. District Trustee Approval of Boundary Changes Required - Sec. 13.008. DISTRICT TRUSTEE APPROVAL OF BOUNDARY CHANGES REQUIRED. Any...

Section 13.009. Appeals - Sec. 13.009. APPEALS. (a) A decision of a commissioners court...

Section 13.010. Boundary Descriptions and Maps to Be Filed With Agency - Sec. 13.010. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS TO BE FILED WITH...

Subchapter B. Detachment; Annexation

Section 13.051. Detachment and Annexation of Territory - Sec. 13.051. DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY. (a) In accordance...

Section 13.052. Dormant School Districts - Sec. 13.052. DORMANT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) If the commissioner determines...

Section 13.053. Territory Not in School District - Sec. 13.053. TERRITORY NOT IN SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) All real...

Section 13.054. Academically Unacceptable School Districts - Sec. 13.054. ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) The commissioner by...

Subchapter C. Creation of District by Detachment

Section 13.101. Creation of District by Detaching Territory From Existing District - Sec. 13.101. CREATION OF DISTRICT BY DETACHING TERRITORY FROM EXISTING...

Section 13.102. Minimum Area and Attendance Requirements - Sec. 13.102. MINIMUM AREA AND ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. A new district...

Section 13.103. Initiation of Detachment - Sec. 13.103. INITIATION OF DETACHMENT. Creation of a new district...

Section 13.104. Election - Sec. 13.104. ELECTION. (a) Not later than the 30th day...

Section 13.105. Creation of District - Sec. 13.105. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) If all the requirements...

Subchapter D. Consolidation

Section 13.151. Districts That May Consolidate - Sec. 13.151. DISTRICTS THAT MAY CONSOLIDATE. (a) By the procedure...

Section 13.152. Resolution or Petition - Sec. 13.152. RESOLUTION OR PETITION. Consolidation is initiated in each...

Section 13.1521. Receipt or Consideration of Petition Requesting Detachment and Annexation After Adoption of Consolidation Resolutions - Sec. 13.1521. RECEIPT OR CONSIDERATION OF PETITION REQUESTING DETACHMENT AND...

Section 13.153. Election Order; Notice - Sec. 13.153. ELECTION ORDER; NOTICE. (a) Each board of trustees...

Section 13.154. Canvass; Result - Sec. 13.154. CANVASS; RESULT. (a) Each board of trustees shall...

Section 13.155. Status; Governance - Sec. 13.155. STATUS; GOVERNANCE. (a) The consolidated district is an...

Section 13.156. Title to Property; Assumption of Debt - Sec. 13.156. TITLE TO PROPERTY; ASSUMPTION OF DEBT. Title to...

Section 13.157. Dissolution of Consolidated School District - Sec. 13.157. DISSOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) A consolidated...

Section 13.158. Local Consolidation Agreement - Sec. 13.158. LOCAL CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT. (a) Before issuing an order...

Section 13.159. Public Inspection and Hearing - Sec. 13.159. PUBLIC INSPECTION AND HEARING. (a) A local consolidation...

Subchapter E. Abolition of Independent School District

Section 13.201. Eligibility - Sec. 13.201. ELIGIBILITY. An independent school district may be abolished...

Section 13.202. Petition - Sec. 13.202. PETITION. Abolition of an independent school district is...

Section 13.203. Election - Sec. 13.203. ELECTION. (a) Each county judge receiving a valid...

Section 13.204. Order Abolishing District - Sec. 13.204. ORDER ABOLISHING DISTRICT. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 13.205. Disposition of Territory; Affairs of Abolished District - Sec. 13.205. DISPOSITION OF TERRITORY; AFFAIRS OF ABOLISHED DISTRICT. (a)...

Subchapter F. Other Boundary Changes

Section 13.231. Minor Boundary Adjustments by Agreement - Sec. 13.231. MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS BY AGREEMENT. (a) Two contiguous...

Subchapter G. Incentive Aid Payments

Section 13.281. Incentive Aid - Sec. 13.281. INCENTIVE AID. (a) A school district created after...

Section 13.282. Amount; Computation - Sec. 13.282. AMOUNT; COMPUTATION. (a) The amount of incentive aid...

Section 13.283. Payments Reduced - Sec. 13.283. PAYMENTS REDUCED. The incentive aid payments shall be...

Section 13.284. Conditions for Payment - Sec. 13.284. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT. To receive incentive aid payments:...

Section 13.285. Cost - Sec. 13.285. COST. The cost of incentive aid payments authorized...

Chapter 18 - Job Corps Diploma Programs

Section 18.001. Definitions - Sec. 18.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Job Corps diploma...

Section 18.002. Establishment - Sec. 18.002. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) A Job Corps training program may...

Section 18.003. Authority - Sec. 18.003. AUTHORITY. A Job Corps diploma program may offer...

Section 18.004. Goals - Sec. 18.004. GOALS. The goals of a Job Corps diploma...

Section 18.005. Governance; Limitation on Powers; Duties - Sec. 18.005. GOVERNANCE; LIMITATION ON POWERS; DUTIES. (a) A Job...

Section 18.006. Accountability - Sec. 18.006. ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The commissioner shall develop and implement...

Section 18.007. Eligibility for Certain Programs and Services - Sec. 18.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. (a) Any...

Section 18.008. Grants and Federal Funds - Sec. 18.008. GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) A Job Corps...

Section 18.009. Costs - Sec. 18.009. COSTS. (a) A Job Corps training program shall...

Section 18.010. Program Employees - Sec. 18.010. PROGRAM EMPLOYEES. (a) Job Corps diploma program employees...

Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Section 19.001. Definitions - Sec. 19.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 19.002. Establishment - Sec. 19.002. ESTABLISHMENT. The school district established by the Texas...

Section 19.0022. Sunset Provision - Sec. 19.0022. SUNSET PROVISION. The Windham School District is subject...

Section 19.003. Goals of the District - Sec. 19.003. GOALS OF THE DISTRICT. The goals of the...

Section 19.004. Governance, Limitation on Powers, and Duties - Sec. 19.004. GOVERNANCE, LIMITATION ON POWERS, AND DUTIES. (a) The...

Section 19.0041. Program Data Collection and Biennial Evaluation and Report - Sec. 19.0041. PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION AND BIENNIAL EVALUATION AND REPORT....

Section 19.0042. Information to Be Provided by District Before Vocational Training Program Enrollment - Sec. 19.0042. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DISTRICT BEFORE VOCATIONAL...

Section 19.0043. Credit for Completion of Educational Programs; High School Diploma and Certificate - Sec. 19.0043. CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HIGH SCHOOL...

Section 19.005. Eligibility for Certain Programs and Services - Sec. 19.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. (a) Any...

Section 19.0051. Educational Programs - Sec. 19.0051. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. (a) The Windham School District shall...

Section 19.006. Grants and Federal Funds - Sec. 19.006. GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) The district may...

Section 19.007. Costs to Be Borne by State - Sec. 19.007. COSTS TO BE BORNE BY STATE. (a) Except...

Section 19.008. Allocation of Costs - Sec. 19.008. ALLOCATION OF COSTS. (a) The commissioner shall allocate...

Section 19.009. District Employees - Sec. 19.009. DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. (a) District employees are not considered...

Section 19.010. Strategic Plan and Annual Report - Sec. 19.010. STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The district...

Section 19.011. Coordination With Other State Agencies - Sec. 19.011. COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES. (a) In order...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Public Education Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Education
Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance