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.