{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-39.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 39.204","heading":"CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES.","body":"(a) The commissioner by rule shall establish:\n(1) standards for considering campuses for distinction designations under Section 39.203(c); and\n(2) methods for awarding distinction designations to campuses.\n(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall establish a separate committee to develop criteria for each distinction designation under Section 39.203(c).\n(c) Each committee established under this section must include:\n(1) individuals who practice as professionals in the content area relevant to the distinction designation, as applicable;\n(2) individuals with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation;\n(3) educators with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation; and\n(4) community leaders, including leaders from the business community.\n(d) For each committee, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives may each appoint a person described by each subdivision of Subsection (c).\n(e) In developing criteria for distinction designations under this section, each committee shall:\n(1) identify a variety of indicators for measuring excellence; and\n(2) consider categories for distinction designations, with criteria relevant to each category, based on:\n(A) the level of a program, whether elementary school, middle or junior high school, or high school; and\n(B) the student enrollment of a campus.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY","CHAPTER 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY","SUBCHAPTER G. DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.39.htm#39.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"0be46e780b76b1a542cc4bbea18747726ef8230ecbd0de35f2b6f9d9ed3c9873","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-39.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-39.232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}