Sec. 39A.064.  STRONG FOUNDATIONS INTERVENTION FOR CERTAIN CAMPUSES.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 39A.0545(b) or any other law, the commissioner may require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to comply with all requirements of the strong foundations grant program under Section 29.0881 at a campus that:
(1)  includes students at any grade level from prekindergarten through fifth grade;
(2)  is assigned an overall performance rating of D or F; and
(3)  is in the bottom five percent of campuses in the state based on student performance on the grade three reading assessment administered under Section 39.023(a) during the previous school year, as determined by the commissioner.
(b)  If funds are appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall award a grant under Section 29.0881 to any campus required to implement the requirements of the program under this section.
(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to determine whether a school district or open-enrollment charter school is complying adequately with the requirements under this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (H.B. 4545), Sec. 8, eff. June 16, 2021.