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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE |
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Chapter 12. CHARTERS |
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Subchapter D. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL |
Sec. 12.110. APPLICATION
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(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt:
(1) an application form and a procedure that must be used to apply for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school; and
(2) criteria to use in selecting a program for which to grant a charter.
(b) The application form must provide for including the information required under Section 12.111 to be contained in a charter.
(c) As part of the application procedure, the board may require a petition supporting a charter for a school signed by a specified number of parents or guardians of school-age children residing in the area in which a school is proposed or may hold a public hearing to determine parental support for the school.
(d) The board may approve or deny an application based on criteria it adopts. The criteria the board adopts must include:
(1) criteria relating to improving student performance and encouraging innovative programs; and
(2) a statement from any school district whose enrollment is likely to be affected by the open-enrollment charter school, including information relating to any financial difficulty that a loss in enrollment may have on the district.