SECTION 102.1305. Process Timeline

(a) If a resolution is adopted by the board of trustees or upon receipt of a petition signed by a majority of the members of the district-level committee, the board of trustees shall hold a public hearing as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days, to consider if the district should develop a local innovation plan for the designation of the district as an innovation district.

(b) At the conclusion of the public hearing, or within 30 days after conclusion of the public hearing, the board of trustees may:

(1) decline to pursue designation of the district as an innovation district; or

(2) appoint an innovation plan committee to develop a local innovation plan in accordance with the TEC, §12A.003.

(c) The board of trustees may outline the parameters around which the innovation plan committee may develop the plan.

(d) Prior to the designation as an innovation district, a local innovation plan must be developed for the school district and shall meet the plan requirements as outlined in the TEC, §12A.003, and described in this subchapter.

(e) The plan must be clearly posted on the district's website for the term of the designation as an innovation district.

Source Note: The provisions of this §102.1305 adopted to be effective September 13, 2016, 41 TexReg 7089