87R1739 MM-F     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1581       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a public school campus's election under a campus   turnaround plan to operate as a community school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 39A.1011 to read as follows:          Sec. 39A.1011.  CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN TO OPERATE AS   COMMUNITY SCHOOL. (a) A campus turnaround plan may permit a campus   to operate as a community school. A plan to operate as a community   school must include, in addition to the other requirements of this   subchapter, strategies and programs to coordinate academic,   social, and health services and reduce barriers to learning through   partnerships and service coordination.          (b)  Programs and services offered by a campus operating as a   community school under a campus turnaround plan may include:                (1)  early childhood education;                (2)  after-school and summer school academic and   enrichment programs;                (3)  college and career preparation;                (4)  service learning opportunities, such as   internships and community service programs;                (5)  leadership and mentoring programs;                (6)  activities to encourage community and parent   engagement in students' education;                (7)  health and social services for students and their   families; and                (8)  parenting classes.          (c)  A campus that elects to operate as a community school   under a campus turnaround plan must:                (1)  establish a school community partnership team,   composed of the members required for a campus-level planning and   decision-making committee under Section 11.251 and additional   community representatives, to coordinate with the campus   intervention team for the campus;                (2)  establish a partnership with a lead organization   that has experience in developing and implementing a community   school plan;                (3)  designate a school district employee or an   employee of an organization with experience in developing and   implementing a community school plan as the community school   coordinator for the campus, whose duties must include the   recruitment and coordination of services from community partners;                (4)  develop a community school plan that satisfies the   requirements for a campus improvement plan under Section 11.253;   and                (5)  obtain approval for the community school plan   from:                      (A)  at least 75 percent of campus faculty and   staff and 75 percent of parents of students enrolled at the campus;   and                      (B)  the board of trustees of the school district   in which the campus is located.          SECTION 2.  Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the commissioner may   not order the closure of a campus under this section without giving   the campus the opportunity to operate as a community school under a   campus turnaround plan as provided by Section 39A.1011 and at least   two years to implement the campus's community school plan.          SECTION 3.  Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 39A.111.  CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING.   (a) If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable performance   rating for three consecutive school years after the campus is   ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section 39A.101,   the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, shall order:                (1)  appointment of a board of managers to govern the   school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or                (2)  closure of the campus.          (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may   not order the closure of a campus under this section without giving   the campus the opportunity to operate as a community school under a   campus turnaround plan as provided by Section 39A.1011 and at least   two years to implement the campus's community school plan.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.