19 TAC Chapter 100

Charters

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULES

Subchapter A. Open-Enrollment Charter Schools

§100.1. Selection Process.

Subchapter B. Home-Rule School District Charters

§100.201. Adverse Action on a Home-Rule School District Charter.

COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION RULES

Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Open-Enrollment Charter Schools

Division 1. General Provisions

§100.1001. Definitions.
§100.1003. Filing of Documents.

Division 2. Application and Selection Process

§100.1011. Application Requirements and Selection Process.
§100.1013. Notification of Charter Application.
§100.1015. Application to Dropout Recovery Charters.
§100.1017. Applicant Eligibility and Form Contents.
§100.1021. Applicability of Law and Rules to Public Senior College or University Charters and Public Junior College Charters. 
§100.1023. Applicability of Law and Rules to Adult High School Charters.
§100.1025. Authorization for High-Performing Entities.

Division 3. Commissioner Action, Performance Monitoring, and Intervention

§100.1031. Performance Frameworks for Subchapters D and E Charter Schools.
§100.1035. Charter Amendment. 
§100.1037. Renewal of an Open-Enrollment Charter.
§100.1039. Standards for Discretionary Renewal.
§100.1041. Accountability Ratings and Sanctions.
§100.1043. Agency Audits, Monitoring, and Investigations.
§100.1045. Intervention Based on Charter Violations.
§100.1047. Intervention Based on Health, Safety, or Welfare of Students.
§100.1049. Revocation and Modification of Governance of an Open-Enrollment Charter.
§100.1051. Standards to Revoke and Modify the Governance of an Open-Enrollment Charter.
§100.1053. Management of Charter Campus(es) Following Revocation, Surrender, or Expiration.
§100.1055. Eligible Entity; Change in Status or Revocation.

Division 4. Charter School Funding and Financial Operations

§100.1061. State Funding.
§100.1063. Status and Use of State Funds; Depository Contract.
§100.1065. Investment of State Funds.
§100.1067. Accounting for State and Federal Funds.
§100.1069. Disclosure of Related Party Transactions.
§100.1071. Disclosure of Campaign Contributions.
§100.1073. Disclosure of Financial Information.
§100.1075. Audit by Commissioner; Records in the Possession of a Management Company.
§100.1077. Final Audit Upon Revocation, Surrender, or Closure of an Open-Enrollment Charter.
§100.1079. Optional Open-Enrollment Charter Provisions for Contracting and Purchasing.

Division 5. Property of Open-Enrollment Charter Schools

§100.1091. Use of Public Property by a Charter Holder.
§100.1093. Property Acquired with State Funds Received Before September 1, 2001--Special Rules.
§100.1095. Possession and Control of the Public Property of a Former Charter Holder.
§100.1097. Rights and Duties Not Affected.
§100.1099. Real Property Held in Trust.
§100.1101. Improvements to Real Property.

Division 6. Charter School Governance

§100.1111. Annual Report on Open-Enrollment Charter Governance.
§100.1113. Delegation of Powers and Duties.
§100.1115. Training Requirements for Governing Board Members and Officers.
§100.1117. Core Training for New Governing Board Members and Officers.
§100.1119. Additional Training for New Governing Board Members and Officers.
§100.1121. Continuing Training for Governing Board Members and Officers.
§100.1123. Exemption for Participation in a Shared Services Cooperative.
§100.1125. Training Providers.
§100.1127. Record of Compliance and Disclosure of Non-compliance.
§100.1131. Applicability of Nepotism Provisions; Exception for Acceptable Performance.
§100.1133. General Nepotism Provisions.
§100.1135. Relationships By Consanguinity or By Affinity.
§100.1137. Nepotism Prohibitions.
§100.1139. Nepotism Exceptions.
§100.1141. Enforcement of Nepotism Prohibitions.
§100.1143. Conflicts of Interest and Board Member Compensation; Exception.
§100.1145. General Conflict of Interest Provisions.
§100.1147. Conflicts Requiring Affidavit and Abstention from Voting.
§100.1149. Conflicts Requiring Separate Vote on Budget.
§100.1151. Acting as Surety and Other Conflicts; Criminal Penalties.
§100.1153. Criminal History; Restrictions on Serving.
§100.1155. Substantial Interest in Management Company; Restrictions on Serving.
§100.1157. Procedures for Prohibiting a Management Contract.
§100.1159. Loan from Management Company Prohibited.
§100.1161. Public Records Maintained by Management Company; Contract Provision.
§100.1163. Compliance Records on Nepotism, Conflicts of Interest, and Restrictions on Serving.

Division 7. Charter School Operations

§100.1201. Voluntary Participation in State Programs.
§100.1203. Records Management.
§100.1205. Procurement of Professional Services.
§100.1207. Student Admission.
§100.1209. Municipal Ordinances.
§100.1211. Students.
§100.1212. Personnel.
§100.1213. Failure to Operate.
§100.1215. Instructional Facilities.

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