Document Citation: 19 TAC § 100.1213

Header:
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 19. EDUCATION
PART 2. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 100. CHARTERS
SUBCHAPTER AA. COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS
DIVISION 6. CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATIONS


Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
19 TAC § 100.1213 (2011)

§ 100.1213. Failure to Operate

(a) Continuous operation. Except as provided in this section, a charter holder shall operate the program as described in the open-enrollment charter for the full school term described in the open-enrollment charter during each year that the open-enrollment charter is in effect.

(b) Dormant open-enrollment charter. A charter holder may not suspend operation for longer than 21 days without an amendment to its open-enrollment charter, adopted by the commissioner of education, stating that the charter school is dormant and setting forth the date on which operations shall resume and any applicable conditions for resuming operation that may be imposed by the commissioner.

(c) Written notice. A charter holder may not suspend operation of the charter school for a period of more than three days without mailing written notice to the parent or guardian of each student and filing such notice with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) division responsible for charter schools at least 14 days in advance of the suspension; except that in an emergency the charter holder shall notify the TEA division responsible for charter schools by telephone or other means within 24 hours of suspending operations.

(d) Abandonment. Suspension of operations in violation of this section constitutes abandonment of the open-enrollment charter.