Sec. 12.1174.  ENROLLMENT AND WAITING LIST REPORT.  (a)  Not later than the last Friday in October of each school year, in the form prescribed by commissioner rule, the governing body of a charter holder shall report to the agency for that school year:
(1)  the following information for each campus operating under the charter holder's charter:
(A)  the number of students enrolled;
(B)  the enrollment capacity; and
(C)  if a charter holder uses a waiting list for admission to a campus:
(i)  the total number of students on the waiting list; and
(ii)  the number of students on the waiting list disaggregated by grade level;
(2)  the information described by Subdivision (1) aggregated for all campuses operating under the charter holder's charter; and
(3)  any information required by the commissioner as necessary to identify each student admitted to or on a waiting list for admission to a campus operating under the charter holder's charter who is or was previously enrolled in a public school in this state.
(b)  From information provided to the commissioner by each charter holder under this subchapter, the commissioner shall identify each group of charter holders considered by the commissioner to be corporate affiliates or substantially related charter holders.  Using the information reported under Subsections (a)(1) and (2), the agency shall aggregate the information for each group of charter holders identified by the commissioner under this subsection.
(c)  Not later than March 15 of each year, the commissioner shall post on the agency's Internet website:
(1)  the information reported by charter holders under Subsections (a)(1) and (2); and
(2)  the information aggregated by the agency under Subsection (b).
(d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to ensure this section complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student educational information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (S.B. 2293), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.