Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Charter school member. Notwithstanding
the provisions of §
53.1001 of
this title (relating to Board of Directors), where a regional education service
center (RESC) has at least one open-enrollment charter school, as defined by
§100.1011(3)
of this title (relating to Definitions), approved to operate within its
boundaries on or after June 1, the commissioner of education shall appoint a
representative of the open-enrollment charter schools in the region to serve as
a non-voting member of the board of directors of that RESC as provided by this
section.
(b) Term of office.
(1) A charter school member of an RESC board
of directors shall be appointed for a one-year term. The term of office shall
begin June 1, and may be extended for up to three years by the
commissioner.
(2) If a vacancy
occurs due to death or resignation of a charter school member of an RESC board
of directors, a 30-day period shall elapse, after notice has been given to the
board chair, before the vacancy is filled.
(3) At the beginning of the 30-day period,
notice of any vacancy shall be given to the president of the governing body and
the chief executive officer of each open-enrollment charter school in the
education service center region and shall be posted in appropriate
locations.
(4) A vacancy for the
unexpired term of a charter school member of an RESC board of directors shall
be filled by appointment by the commissioner of education.
(c) Appointment process.
(1) A charter school member of an RESC board
of directors must be a United States citizen and a resident of the State of
Texas, and must be at least 18 years of age. A person may be appointed to serve
as a charter school member of more than one RESC board of directors.
(2) Any eligible person wishing to seek
appointment as a charter school member of an RESC board of directors shall file
an application between February 1 and February 20. The application shall be in
the form of a letter seeking appointment to a specific RESC board of directors.
The letter must:
(A) include a description of
the applicant's qualifications to serve as a charter member of the RESC board
of directors;
(B) enclose letters
of support signed by representatives from at least one open-enrollment charter
school in the education service center region; and
(C) supply contact information for the
persons signing the letters of support.
(3) The application for appointment as a
charter school member of an RESC board of directors may be filed by mail if
sent by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, or by an
overnight courier service. The envelope must be addressed to the Charter School
Division, Texas Education Agency, 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
78701-1494.
(4) Not later than May
31, the commissioner of education shall notify the board of directors of each
qualifying RESC of the commissioner's appointee to serve as the charter school
member of that RESC board of directors effective June 1.
(d) No applicant appointed. If the
commissioner does not select a representative from among the applicants under
subsection (c) of this section, or if no applicant applies for such
appointment, then there shall be a vacancy which shall be filled by appointment
by the commissioner of education.
