Austin's Texas Charter Bill Tracker

Charter impact. The filed caption explicitly includes contractors and subcontractors handling charter student data. Charter schools could see new vendor contract terms and breach notice procedures.

Charter impact. Amends TEC §12.106 so charter state aid and facilities funding use enrollment. Charter governing bodies would also have to adopt a paid parental leave policy.

Charter impact. An enrollment-based formula could reduce how much student absences affect charter funding. The charter-specific formula and dollar impact still need confirmation.

Charter impact. Charter state aid uses the Chapter 48 finance formula. A higher basic allotment could increase charter aid, and the proposed inflation adjustment could affect future budgets.

Charter impact. Open-enrollment charters would report qualifying incidents to TEA by campus, including student restraints and certain complaints, citations, and arrests.

Charter impact. Charter boards would generally have to pool retiring employees’ accrued sick leave for staff who exhaust their own. A qualifying existing policy could exempt a charter from setting up the pool.

Charter impact. A charter campus designated as a full-service community school could qualify for the proposed grant to support coordinated student and family services.