Tex. Education Code § 12.053
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.053, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.053. COOPERATIVE CAMPUS CHARTER.
Official statutory text
(a) The board of trustees may grant a charter to parents and teachers at two or more campuses in the district for a cooperative charter program if the board is presented with a petition signed by:
(1) the parents of a majority of the students at each school campus; and
(2) a majority of the classroom teachers at each school campus.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent is required.
(1) the parents of a majority of the students at each school campus; and
(2) a majority of the classroom teachers at each school campus.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent is required.
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