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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES |
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Subtitle B. PROBATION SERVICES; PROBATION FACILITIES |
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Chapter 221. ASSISTANCE TO COUNTIES AND REGULATION OF JUVENILE BOARDS AND JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 221.0071. CHARTER SCHOOL
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, the State Board of Education may grant a charter on the application of a detention, correctional, or residential facility established only for juvenile offenders under Section 51.12, 51.125, or 51.126, Family Code.
(b) If a local detention, correctional, or residential facility described by Subsection (a) applies for a charter, the facility must provide all educational opportunities and services, including special education instruction and related services, that a school district is required under state or federal law to provide for students residing in the district through a charter school operated in accordance with and subject to Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.