Texas § ED.12.052 - AUTHORIZATION
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§ ED.12.052. AUTHORIZATION
AUTHORIZATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district shall grant or deny, through a public vote of the board of trustees or governing body, a charter to parents and teachers for a campus or a program on a campus if the board is presented with a petition signed by: (1) the parents of a majority of the students at that school campus; and (2) a majority of the classroom teachers at that school campus. (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent of a student is required. (c) The board of trustees may not arbitrarily deny a charter under this section. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Section ED.12.052 ("AUTHORIZATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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