Bill > HB1179

This bill modifies the admission policy for open-enrollment charter schools in Texas by updating the requirements for student exclusion and discrimination. Specifically, the bill changes the language around when a charter school can exclude a student from admission. Instead of being able to exclude students with a documented history of criminal offenses or juvenile court adjudications, the bill now allows charter schools to exclude students who are currently placed in a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP), a juvenile justice alternative education program (JJAEP), or subject to an expulsion order from a school district or another charter school. Additionally, the bill adds a provision that allows charter schools with child-care facilities to exclude students convicted of criminal offenses that would prevent their admission to a school district campus with a child-care facility. The changes aim to provide charter schools with more specific and current criteria for student admissions while maintaining prohibitions against discrimination based on factors like sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, and disability. The bill will apply beginning with the 2023-2024 school year and will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas Legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the necessary immediate vote.

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