Tex. Education Code § 12.052
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.052, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.052. AUTHORIZATION.
Official statutory text
(a) In accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district shall grant or deny, through a public vote of the board of trustees or governing body, a charter to parents and teachers for a campus or a program on a campus if the board is presented with a petition signed by:
(1) the parents of a majority of the students at that school campus; and
(2) a majority of the classroom teachers at that school campus.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent of a student is required.
(c) The board of trustees may not arbitrarily deny a charter under this section.
(1) the parents of a majority of the students at that school campus; and
(2) a majority of the classroom teachers at that school campus.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent of a student is required.
(c) The board of trustees may not arbitrarily deny a charter under this section.
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