Texas § 12.052 AUTHORIZATION.

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§ 12.052 — AUTHORIZATION.

Texas § 12.052

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 12.052 (2026).

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Sec. 12.052. 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.

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Sec. 12.052. 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.

Legislative History

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.