FIFTIETH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION

March 3, 2011

HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1__ to HOUSE BILL 115, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Representative Eleanor Chavez

    1. On page 6, after line 25, insert the following:

         "[L.] M. The state, a school district or a charter school shall not enter into management contracts with private entities for the management of a public school or a school district subject to corrective action.

         [M.] N. If a public school that is identified as a school in need of improvement makes adequate yearly progress in the year that it has been placed in school improvement 1, school improvement 2, corrective action or restructuring 1, it shall not move to the next school improvement rank for one year. If the public school makes adequate yearly progress for a second consecutive year, it shall be removed from the ranks of schools in need of improvement.

         [N.] O. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the powers and duties of the secretary or the department under the Public School Code."".

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                                    Eleanor Chavez

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