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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the accreditation status and eligibility for funding |
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under the Foundation School Program of a district that knowingly |
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violates the Texas Constitution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.0521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0521. REVOCATION OF ACCREDITATION FOR VIOLATING THE |
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TEXAS CONSTITUTION. (a) If the attorney general determines that a |
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school district knowingly violated a provision of the Texas |
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Constitution, the commissioner shall revoke the accreditation of |
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the district and order the closure of the district. |
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(b) If the commissioner revokes the accreditation of a |
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school district as provided by Subsection (a), the district may not |
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receive funds from the agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |