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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the first day of instruction at a public school in a |
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district of innovation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12A.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A local innovation plan must: |
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(1) provide for a comprehensive educational program |
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for the district, which program may include: |
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(A) innovative curriculum, instructional |
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methods, and provisions regarding community participation, campus |
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governance, and parental involvement; |
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(B) except as provided by Section 12A.004(a), |
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modifications to the school day or year; |
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(C) provisions regarding the district budget and |
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sustainable program funding; |
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(D) accountability and assessment measures that |
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exceed the requirements of state and federal law; and |
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(E) any other innovations prescribed by the board |
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of trustees; and |
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(2) identify requirements imposed by this code that |
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inhibit the goals of the plan and from which the district should be |
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exempted on adoption of the plan, subject to Section 12A.004. |
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(c) A school district designated as a district of innovation |
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before June 1, 2017, may include modifications to the school year in |
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the local innovation plan. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12A.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A local innovation plan may not provide for the |
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exemption of a district designated as a district of innovation from |
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the following provisions of this title: |
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(1) a state or federal requirement applicable to an |
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open-enrollment charter school operating under Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 12; |
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(2) Subchapters A, C, D, and E, Chapter 11, except that |
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a district may be exempt from Sections 11.1511(b)(5) and (14) and |
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Section 11.162; |
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(3) state curriculum and graduation requirements |
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adopted under Chapter 28; [and] |
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(4) academic and financial accountability and |
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sanctions under Chapter 39; and |
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(5) the first day of instruction requirement under |
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Section 25.0811. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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the local innovation plan of a school district designated as a |
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district of innovation before June 1, 2017, may provide for the |
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exemption of the district from the first day of instruction |
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requirement under Section 25.0811. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |