Texas Education Code - Section 12.0521. Alternative Authorization
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§ 12.0521. ALTERNATIVE AUTHORIZATION. (a)
Notwithstanding Section 12.052, in accordance with this subchapter
and in the manner provided by this section, the board of trustees of
a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school
district may grant a charter for:
(1) a new district campus; or
(2) a program that is operated:
(A) by an entity that has entered into a contract
with the district under Section 11.157 to provide educational
services to the district through the campus or program; and
(B) at a facility located in the boundaries of
the district.
(b) A student's parent or guardian may choose to enroll the
student at a campus or in a program under this section. A school
district may not assign a student to a campus or program under this
section unless the student's parent or guardian has voluntarily
enrolled the student at the campus or in the program. A student's
parent or guardian may, at any time, remove the student from a
campus or program under this section and enroll the student at the
campus to which the student would ordinarily be assigned.
(c) A school district may not assign to a campus or program
under this section a teacher who has signed a written statement that
the teacher does not agree to that assignment.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1212, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Section: 12.026 12.027 12.028 12.029 12.030 12.051 12.052 12.0521 12.053 12.054 12.055 12.056 12.057 12.058 12.059
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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