Texas Education Code

§ 12.110 — APPLICATION

ED § 12.110Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 12. CHARTERS · Art. D. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL

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(a)The commissioner 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 commissioner 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 commissioner shall approve or deny an application based on:

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.