Texas Education Code

§ 12.154 — CONTENT

ED § 12.154Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 12. CHARTERS · Art. E. COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE

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(a)Notwithstanding Section 12.110(d), the commissioner may grant a charter under this subchapter to a public senior college or university only if the following criteria are satisfied in the public senior college's or university's application, as determined by the commissioner:

(1)the college or university charter school's educational program must include innovative teaching methods;

(2)the college or university charter school's educational program must be implemented under the direct supervision of a member of the teaching or research faculty of the public senior college or university;

(3)the faculty member supervising the college or university charter school's educational program must have substantial experience and expertise in education research, teacher education, classroom instruction, or educational administration;

(4)the college or university charter school's educational program must be designed to meet specific goals described in the charter, including improving student performance, and each aspect of the program must be directed toward the attainment of the goals;

(5)the attainment of the college or university charter school's educational program goals must be measured using specific, objective standards set forth in the charter, including assessment methods and a time frame; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 631 (H.B. 1423), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2013.