87R5339 CAE-D     By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1363       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to governmental entities that may partner with a school   district to operate a district campus.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  A school district campus qualifies for an exemption from   intervention as provided by Subsection (f) and qualifies for   funding as provided by Section 48.252 if, except as provided by   Subsection (a-1), the board of trustees of the district contracts   to partner to operate the district campus as provided by this   section with:                (1)  the governing body of an open-enrollment charter   school; or                (2)  on approval by the commissioner, an entity granted   a charter by the district under Subchapter C, Chapter 12, that is   eligible to be awarded a charter under Section 12.101(a).          (a-1)  On or after September 1, 2021, the board of trustees   of a school district may not enter into a contract  to partner with a   municipality to operate a district campus.  The board of trustees of   a school district may renew a contract entered into before   September 1, 2021, to partner with a municipality for the operation   of a district campus.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.