Discussion of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 100, Charters, Subchapter A,
Open-Enrollment Charter Schools
April 18, 2012
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 100, Charters, Subchapter A, Open-Enrollment Charter Schools, §100.1, Application and Selection Procedures and Criteria, §100.101, Annual Report on Open-Enrollment Charter Governance, and §100.105, Application to Public Senior College or University Charters and Public Junior College Charters. The proposed amendments would clarify the signatories on the original contract for charter, codify practices adopted through the annual governance report pertaining to which family members of board members and school officers must be disclosed, and expand the provisions that would apply to public senior college or university charters and public junior college charters.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(9), 12.101, 12.110, 12.112, 12.119, 12.152, and 12.154.
BOARD RESPONSE: This item is presented for review and comment.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE last amended 19 TAC §100.1 and §100.101 effective December 21, 2008 and §100.105 effective December 13, 2009.
FUTURE ACTION EXPECTED: Proposed amendments to 19 TAC §§100.1, 100.101, and 100.105 will be presented to the SBOE for first reading and filing authorization in July 2012.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Section 100.1 addresses the open-enrollment charter application and selection procedures and criteria. The proposed amendment would make technical edits and specify that the chair of a charter holder board must sign the written contract.
Section 100.101 addresses the collection of information for the annual report on open-enrollment charter school governance. The proposed amendment would specify which family members must be reported and require that information regarding compensation be provided for family members. Technical edits would also be made.
Section 100.105 addresses the applicability of open-enrollment charter rules to public senior college or university charters and public junior college charters. The proposed amendment would expand the provisions that would apply to public senior college or university charters and public junior college charters and make a technical edit.
FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal implications for the proposed amendments to 19 TAC §§100.1, 100.101, and 100.105 will be assessed subsequent to board direction provided at the April meeting.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: The proposed amendments would clarify the signatories on the original contract for charter and codify practices adopted through the annual governance report pertaining to which family members of board members and school officers must be disclosed.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: Procedural and reporting implications will be assessed subsequent to board direction provided at the April meeting.
LOCALLY MAINTAINED PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: Locally maintained paperwork requirements will be assessed subsequent to board direction provided at the April meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: The official public comment period will begin when the amendments are published as proposed in the Texas Register.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: None.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Scott
Commissioner of Education
Staff Members Responsible:
Lizzette Reynolds, Deputy Commissioner
Policy and Programs
Laura Taylor, Associate Commissioner
Accreditation and School Improvement
Mary Perry, Director
Charter School Administration
Attachments:
I. Statutory Citations
II. Text of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 100, Charters, Subchapter A, Open-Enrollment Charter Schools, §100.1, Application and Selection Procedures and Criteria, §100.101, Annual Report on Open-Enrollment Charter Governance, and §100.105, Application to Public Senior College or University Charters and Public Junior College Charters