Bill
HB 3861
85(R) - 2017
House Public Education
House Public Education
Vote Recommendation
No
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Negative
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Neutral
Author(s)
Eddie Rodriguez
Bill Caption
Relating to a public school campus’s election under a campus
turnaround plan to operate as a community school.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
HB 3861 would allow schools that are under campus turnaround plans to hold elections to become community schools. In such an election, 75 percent of the faculty and the parents must approve of this plan.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill would abridge the principle of limited government. We oppose allowing school campuses to transition to a community school model because the model protects the interests of adults as the expense of children and removes crucial state oversight to ensure children are receiving quality education. Furthermore, the bill specifically prevents the closure of a campus unless campus converts to a community school and is allowed two years to operate as a community school, removing the education commissioner's power to begin to fix a failing school. For these reasons, we oppose HB 3861.