Tex. Education Code § 12.052: AUTHORIZATION.

(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.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.