Sec. 12.052. AUTHORIZATION    


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  • (a) In accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district may grant a charter to parents and teachers for a campus or a program on a campus if the board is presented with a petition signed by:

    (1) the parents of a majority of the students at that school campus; and

    (2) a majority of the classroom teachers at that school campus.

    (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent of a student is required.

    (c) The board of trustees may not arbitrarily deny a charter under this section.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.