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TX SB605

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Royce West

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows charter holders with accredited status and strong performance ratings (highest or second highest for 3 of last 5 years) to establish new campuses without commissioner approval, provided they give written notice and receive no objection within 60 days

  • Adds new requirement that charter holders and all campuses under the charter must not be subject to commissioner intervention actions under Section 39A.002(7) or (8) to qualify for streamlined campus establishment

  • Prohibits the commissioner from approving expansion amendment requests if the charter holder or any campus is currently subject to commissioner intervention actions under Section 39A.002(7) or (8)

  • Applies only to new charter school campuses established or expansion requests submitted on or after September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Public Education

4/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education4/22/2025
Education K-162/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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