Sec. 39A.151. SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT. (a) If the commissioner orders alternative management of a campus under Section 39A.107, the commissioner shall solicit proposals from qualified nonprofit entities to assume management of the campus or appoint a school district as provided by Subsection (b). The commissioner may solicit proposals from qualified for-profit entities if a nonprofit entity has not responded to the commissioner's request for proposals.

(b) The commissioner may appoint a school district to assume management of the campus if the district:

(1) is not the district in which the campus is located; and

(2) is located within the boundaries of the same regional education service center as the campus.

(c) If a school district is appointed under Subsection (b), the district shall assume management of the campus in the same manner as a qualified entity or in accordance with commissioner rule.

(d) The commissioner may annually solicit proposals under this section for the alternative management of a campus. The commissioner shall notify a qualified entity that has been approved as a provider under this section.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.001, eff. September 1, 2017.