Texas Education Code - Section 12.019. Charter Election
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§ 12.019. CHARTER ELECTION. (a) As soon as practicable
after approval of a home-rule school district charter under Section
12.018, the board of trustees of the district shall order an
election on the proposed charter.
(b) The proposed charter shall be submitted to the voters of
the district at an election to be held on the first uniform election
date that occurs at least 45 days after the date on which the board
of trustees orders the election.
(c) At least three copies of the proposed charter must be
available in the office of each school campus in the district and at
the district's central administrative office between the date of
the election order and election day. Notice of the election must
include a statement of where and how copies may be obtained or
viewed. A summary of the content of the proposed charter shall be
attached to each copy. The summary also shall be made available to
school district employees, parents, community members, and members
of the media.
(d) The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or
against the proposition "Whether the (name of school district)
School District shall be governed under the home-rule school
district charter, which is proposed by a charter commission
appointed by the board of trustees and under which only certain laws
and rules apply to the district."
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 12.012 12.013 12.014 12.015 12.016 12.017 12.018 12.019 12.020 12.021 12.022 12.023 12.024 12.025 12.026
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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