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§ 28.0213. INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION.  (a) A 
school district shall offer an intensive program of instruction to 
a student who does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment 
instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39.
	(b)  A school district shall design the intensive program of 
instruction described by Subsection (a) to:
		(1)  enable the student to:                                                   
			(A)  to the extent practicable, perform at the 
student's grade level at the conclusion of the next regular school 
term;  or
			(B)  attain a standard of annual growth specified 
by the school district and reported by the district to the agency;  
and
		(2)  if applicable, carry out the purposes of Section 
28.0211.              
	(c)  A school district shall use funds appropriated by the 
legislature for an intensive program of instruction to plan and 
implement intensive instruction and other activities aimed at 
helping a student satisfy state and local high school graduation 
requirements.  The commissioner shall distribute funds to districts 
that implement a program under this section based on the number of 
students identified by the district who:
		(1)  do not perform satisfactorily on an assessment 
instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39;  or
		(2)  are not likely to receive a high school diploma 
before the fifth school year following the student's enrollment in 
grade nine, as determined by the district.
	(d)  A school district's determination of the 
appropriateness of a program for a student under this section is 
final and does not create a cause of action.
	(e)  For a student in a special education program under 
Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who does not perform satisfactorily on an 
assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(a), (b), 
or (c), the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee 
shall design the program to:
		(1)  enable the student to attain a standard of annual 
growth on the basis of the student's individualized education 
program;  and
		(2)  if applicable, carry out the purposes of Section 
28.0211.              

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1212, § 7, eff. June 20, 2003.          

Last modified: August 11, 2007