Tex. Educ. Code § 11.351 · Subchapter H. SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On the recommendation of the commissioner and after consulting with the school districts involved and obtaining the approval of a majority of those districts in each affected county in which a proposed school district is located, the State Board of Education may establish a special-purpose school district for the education of students in special situations whose educational needs are not adequately met by regular school districts. The board may impose duties or limitations on the school district as necessary for the special purpose of the district. The board shall exercise the powers as provided by this section relating to the districts established under this section.
(b) The State Board of Education shall grant to the districts the right to share in the available school fund apportionment and other privileges as are granted to independent and common school districts.
(c) A special-purpose school district established under this section that is operated by a general academic teaching institution, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, may:
(1) in enrolling students or creating a waitlist for student enrollment, prioritize military-connected students, as that term is defined by Section 25.006(d); and
(2) enroll a student who:
(A) is a dependent of a member of the United States military;
(B) was previously enrolled in school in this state; and
(C) does not reside in this state due to a military deployment or transfer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 4124), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.11.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 11.352GOVERNANCE OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT.Printed as Section 11.351
- Tex. Educ. Code § 11.356SUPPORT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.Printed as Section 11.351
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.053ALLOTMENT FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.Printed as Section 11.351
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