Texas § 39.204 CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES.

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§ 39.204 — CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES.

Texas § 39.204

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 39.204 (2026).

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Sec. 39.204. CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES.

(a)The commissioner by rule shall establish:

(1)standards for considering campuses for distinction designations under Section 39.203 (c); and

(2)methods for awarding distinction designations to campuses.

(b)In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall establish a separate committee to develop criteria for each distinction designation under Section 39.203 (c).

(c)Each committee established under this section must include:

(1)individuals who practice as professionals in the content area relevant to the distinction designation, as applicable;

(2)individuals with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation;

(3)educators with subject matter expertise in the content

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Sec. 39.204. CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES. (a) The commissioner by rule shall establish:
(1) standards for considering campuses for distinction designations under Section 39.203 (c); and
(2) methods for awarding distinction designations to campuses.
(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall establish a separate committee to develop criteria for each distinction designation under Section 39.203 (c).
(c) Each committee established under this section must include:
(1) individuals who practice as professionals in the content area relevant to the distinction designation, as applicable;
(2) individuals with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation;
(3) educators with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation; and
(4) community leaders, including leaders from the business community.
(d) For each committee, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives may each appoint a person described by each subdivision of Subsection (c).
(e) In developing criteria for distinction designations under this section, each committee shall:
(1) identify a variety of indicators for measuring excellence; and
(2) consider categories for distinction designations, with criteria relevant to each category, based on:
(A) the level of a program, whether elementary school, middle or junior high school, or high school; and
(B) the student enrollment of a campus.
SUBCHAPTER H. ADDITIONAL REWARDS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.