Section 12.110 - Application(a) The commissioner shall adopt:(1) an application form and a procedure that must be used to apply for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school; and(2) criteria to use in selecting a program for which to grant a charter.(b) The application form must provide for including the information required under Section 12.111 to be contained in a charter.(c) As part of the application procedure, the commissioner may require a petition supporting a charter for a school signed by a specified number of parents or guardians of school-age children residing in the area in which a school is proposed or may hold a public hearing to determine parental support for the school.(d) The commissioner shall approve or deny an application based on:(1) documented evidence collected through the application review process;(3) other criteria as adopted by the commissioner, which must include:(A) criteria relating to the capability of the applicant to carry out the responsibilities provided by the charter and the likelihood that the applicant will operate a school of high quality;(B) criteria relating to improving student performance and encouraging innovative programs; and(C) a statement from any school district whose enrollment is likely to be affected by the open-enrollment charter school, including information relating to any financial difficulty that a loss in enrollment may have on the district.(e) The commissioner shall give priority to applications that propose an open-enrollment charter school campus to be located in the attendance zone of a school district campus assigned an unacceptable performance rating under Section 39.054 for the two preceding school years.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1140,Sec. 18, eff. 9/1/2013.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. 5/30/1995.