Tex. Education Code § 12A.001
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12A.001, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12A.001. AUTHORIZATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a school district may be designated as a district of innovation in accordance with this chapter.
(b) A school district is eligible for designation as a district of innovation only if the district's most recent performance rating under Section 39.054 reflects at least acceptable performance.
(c) Consideration of designation as a district of innovation may be initiated by:
(1) a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the district; or
(2) a petition signed by a majority of the members of the district-level committee established under Section 11.251.
(b) A school district is eligible for designation as a district of innovation only if the district's most recent performance rating under Section 39.054 reflects at least acceptable performance.
(c) Consideration of designation as a district of innovation may be initiated by:
(1) a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the district; or
(2) a petition signed by a majority of the members of the district-level committee established under Section 11.251.
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