88R12751 PRL-D     By: Rogers H.B. No. 4597       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requiring the approval of a school district for the   grant of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 12.101, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b-0) and adding Subsection (b-11) to read as   follows:          (b-0)  The commissioner shall notify the State Board of   Education of each charter the commissioner proposes to grant under   this subchapter.  Except as provided by Subsection (b-11), unless,   [Unless,] before the 90th day after the date on which the board   receives the notice from the commissioner, a majority of the   members of the board present and voting vote against the grant of   that charter, the commissioner's proposal to grant the charter   takes effect.  The board may not deliberate or vote on any grant of a   charter that is not proposed by the commissioner.          (b-11)  The commissioner shall notify the board of trustees   of each school district located in the geographical area expected   to be served by a proposed open-enrollment charter school under a   charter the commissioner proposes to grant under this subchapter of   the proposed charter.  Not later than the 90th day after receiving a   notification under this subsection, the board of trustees shall   vote on the question of whether the board approves the   commissioner's proposal.  The commissioner may not grant a charter   if a board of trustees notified under this subsection does not by   vote approve the grant of the charter.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an application for a charter received by the commissioner of   education on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  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, 2023.