Tex. Education Code § 12.102
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.102, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.102. AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER.
Official statutory text
An open-enrollment charter school:
(1) shall provide instruction to students at one or more elementary or secondary grade levels as provided by the charter;
(2) is governed under the governing structure described by the charter;
(3) retains authority to operate under the charter to the extent authorized under Sections 12.1141 and 12.115 and Chapter 39A; and
(4) does not have authority to impose taxes.
(1) shall provide instruction to students at one or more elementary or secondary grade levels as provided by the charter;
(2) is governed under the governing structure described by the charter;
(3) retains authority to operate under the charter to the extent authorized under Sections 12.1141 and 12.115 and Chapter 39A; and
(4) does not have authority to impose taxes.
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