Tex. Education Code § 39.201
DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS
Texas · Texas Education Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Education Code § 39.201, DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/635907
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(a) The commissioner shall award distinction designations for outstanding performance as provided by this subchapter concurrently with the assignment of performance ratings under Section 39.054. A distinction designation awarded to a district or campus under this subchapter shall be referenced directly in connection with the performance rating assigned to the district or campus and made publicly available together with the performance ratings as provided by rules adopted under Section 39.054.
(b) A district or campus may not be awarded a distinction designation under this subchapter unless the district or campus has acceptable performance under Section 39.054.
(c) In addition to the condition prescribed by Subsection (b), an open-enrollment charter school may not be awarded a distinction designation under this subchapter if the charter school is evaluated under alternative education accountability procedures adopted by the commissioner.