Sec. 29.934.  RESOURCE CAMPUS.  (a)  A school district campus that is eligible under Subsection (b) may apply to the commissioner to be designated as a resource campus that provides quality education and enrichment for campus students.
(b)  To apply to be designated as a resource campus under this section, the campus must have received an overall performance rating under Section 39.054 of F for four years over a 10-year period of time.
(c)  A campus notified by the commissioner under Subsection (f) that the campus has been designated as a resource campus qualifies for funding as provided by Section 48.252 for each year the campus maintains approval to operate as a resource campus regardless of whether the campus is unacceptable or does not qualify under Subsection (b).
(d)  To be designated as a resource campus, the campus must:
(1)  implement a targeted improvement plan as described by Chapter 39A and establish a school community partnership team;
(2)  adopt an accelerated campus excellence turnaround plan as provided by Section 39A.105(b) except that a classroom teacher who satisfies the requirements for demonstrated instructional effectiveness under Section 39A.105(b)(3) must also hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521;
(3)  be in a school district that has adopted an approved local optional teacher designation system under Section 21.3521;
(4)  satisfy certain staff criteria by:
(A)  requiring a principal or teacher employed at the campus before the designation to apply for a position to continue at the campus;
(B)  employing only teachers who have at least three years of teaching experience;
(C)  employing at least one school counselor for every 300 students; and
(D)  employing at least one appropriately licensed professional to assist with the social and emotional needs of students and staff, who must be a:
(i)  family and community liaison;
(ii)  clinical social worker;
(iii)  specialist in school psychology; or
(iv)  professional counselor;
(5)  implement a positive behavior program as provided by Section 37.0013;
(6)  implement a family engagement plan as described by Section 29.168;
(7)  develop and implement a plan to use high quality instructional materials;
(8)  if the campus is an elementary campus, operate the campus for a school year that qualifies for funding under Section 48.0051; and
(9)  annually submit to the commissioner data and information required by the commissioner to assess fidelity of implementation.
(e)  On the request of a  school district, the agency shall assist the district in:
(1)  applying for designation of a district campus as a resource campus; and
(2)  developing and implementing a plan to operate a district campus as a resource campus.
(f)  The commissioner shall notify a campus if it has been designated as a resource campus not later than the 60th day after the date the commissioner receives the request for the designation.
(g)  A campus approved to operate as a resource campus must annually submit to the commissioner data and information requested by the commissioner for purposes of determining whether the campus has met the measure of fidelity of implementation required to maintain status as a resource campus.
(h)  If a campus fails to maintain status as a resource campus for two consecutive years, the campus is not eligible for designation as a resource campus.  A  campus subject to this subsection may reapply for designation as a resource campus if the campus qualifies under Subsection (b).
(i)  A decision by the commissioner regarding whether to designate a campus as a resource campus is final and may not be appealed.
(j)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.