89R8744 AND-F     By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 2410       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to granting charters to certain public and private   institutions of higher education for open-enrollment charter   schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 12,   Education Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER E.  PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION   [COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE] CHARTER SCHOOL          SECTION 2.  Section 12.151, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 12.151.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "institution   of higher education" and "private or independent institution of   higher education" ["public junior college" and "public senior   college or university"] have the meanings assigned by Section   61.003.          SECTION 3.  Section 12.152(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  In accordance with this subchapter and Subchapter D, the   commissioner may grant a charter on the application of:                (1)  an institution of higher education [a public   senior college or university] for an open-enrollment charter school   to operate on the campus of the institution of higher education   [public senior college or university] or, subject to Subsection   (b), at another location in any county in this state; or                (2)  a private or independent institution of higher   education [public junior college] for an open-enrollment charter   school to operate on the campus of the private or independent   institution of higher education [public junior college] or in the   same county in which the campus of the private or independent   institution of higher education [public junior college] is located.          SECTION 4.  Section 12.154(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Notwithstanding Section 12.110(d), the commissioner may   grant a charter under this subchapter to an institution of higher   education or a private or independent institution of higher   education [a public senior college or university] only if the   following criteria are satisfied in the institution's [public   senior college's or university's] application, as determined by the   commissioner:                (1)  the [college or university] charter school's   educational program must include innovative teaching methods;                (2)  the [college or university] charter school's   educational program must be implemented under the direct   supervision of a member of the teaching or research faculty of the   institution of higher education or the private or independent   institution of higher education [public senior college or   university];                (3)  the faculty member supervising the [college or   university] charter school's educational program must have   substantial experience and expertise in education research,   teacher education, classroom instruction, or educational   administration;                (4)  the [college or university] charter school's   educational program must be designed to meet specific goals   described in the charter, including improving student performance   or dropout recovery, and each aspect of the program must be directed   toward the attainment of the goals;                (5)  the attainment of the [college or university]   charter school's educational program goals must be measured using   specific, objective standards set forth in the charter, including   assessment methods and a time frame; and                (6)  the financial operations of the [college or   university] charter school must be supervised by the business   office of the institution of higher education or the private or   independent institution of higher education [public senior college   or university].          SECTION 5.  Section 12.155, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 12.155.  SCHOOL NAME. The name of a [college or   university] charter school operated by an institution of higher   education or a private or independent institution of higher   education under this subchapter [junior college charter school]   must include the name of the institution [public senior college or   university or public junior college, as applicable, operating the   school].          SECTION 6.  Section 12.156(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter,   Subchapter D applies to a [college or university] charter school   operated by an institution of higher education or private or   independent institution of higher education under this subchapter   [or junior college charter school] as though the [college or   university] charter school [or junior college charter school, as   applicable,] were granted a charter under that subchapter.          SECTION 7.  Section 12.154(b), Education Code, is repealed.          SECTION 8.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an application for a charter filed on or after the effective date of   this Act. An application for a charter filed before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the   application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 9.  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, 2025.