HB 432 — Procedures for the closure of a school district campus o

90R4363 AMF-D By: Lalani H.B. No. 432 relating to procedures for the closure of a school district campus or consolidation of a school district campus with another district campus by the district's board of trustees.

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 11.172 to read as follows: Sec. 11.172. CLOSURE OR CONSOLIDATION OF CAMPUS. (a) Before the board of trustees of a school district orders the closure of a district campus or consolidation of a district campus with another district campus, the board must provide notice and opportunities for public comment as provided by this section. (b) For each campus the board of trustees of the school district proposes to close or consolidate with another district campus, the board shall hold at least three public meetings at which the board discusses the closure or consolidation. Each meeting must be open to the public and include an opportunity for public comment. At least two of the meetings held under this subsection must be held at or near the affected campus, as practicable. (c) At least seven days before the date of the first meeting required by Subsection (b), the board of trustees of the school district shall post on the district's Internet website a campus closure or consolidation impact statement for each campus the board proposes closing or consolidating with another district campus that includes for each affected campus: (1) an explanation of the reasons for the proposed closure or consolidation; and (2) information regarding: (A) enrollment and utilization trends at the campus; (B) facility conditions at the campus; (C) projected savings and transition costs resulting from the proposed closure or consolidation; (D) the capacity of other district campuses to receive displaced students; (E) the effects of the proposed closure or consolidation on student transportation and walkability; (F) student programs that would be affected by the proposed closure or consolidation; (G) recent improvements funded by a bond issued by the district or planned improvements intended to be funded by a bond issued by the district at the campus; and (H) any alternatives to closure or consolidation considered. (d) At least seven days before the date of each meeting required by Subsection (b), the board of trustees of the school district shall provide notice of the meeting to: (1) the parents of or persons standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in the district; and (2) district employees. (e) The board of trustees of a school district may not vote to close a campus or consolidate a campus with another district campus at a meeting required by Subsection (b). A vote on the closure or consolidation must be a record vote and may not be combined with any other vote. (f) This section does not apply to the closure of a school district campus in an emergency or by commissioner order under Chapter 39A.

SECTION 2. Section 11.172, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies only to the closure of a school district campus or the consolidation of a school district campus with another district campus that is ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.