Texas Education Code Title 2, Chapter 28 - Courses Of Study; Advancement
SUBCHAPTER A ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS; CURRICULUM
- Texas Section 28.001 - Purpose
It is the intent of the legislature that the essential knowledge and skills developed by the State Board of Education under this subchapter shall require...
- Texas Section 28.002 - Required Curriculum
(a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum: (1) a foundation curriculum that includes: (A) English language...
- Texas Section 28.0021 - Personal Financial Literacy
(a) The Texas essential knowledge and skills and, as applicable, Section 28.025 shall include instruction in personal financial literacy, including instruction in methods of paying...
- Texas Section 28.0023 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And Automated External Defibrillator Instruction
(a) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013. (b) The State Board of Education by rule shall...
- Texas Section 28.0024 - School-based Savings Program
(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may establish a school-based savings program to facilitate increased awareness of the importance of saving for higher...
- Texas Section 28.003 - Educational Program Access
(a) If the parents or guardians of at least 22 students at a school request a transfer for the same school year to another school...
- Texas Section 28.004 - Local School Health Advisory Council And Health Education Instruction
(a) The board of trustees of each school district shall establish a local school health advisory council to assist the district in ensuring that local...
- Texas Section 28.005 - Language Of Instruction
(a) Except as provided by this section, English shall be the basic language of instruction in public schools. (b) It is the policy of this...
- Texas Section 28.0051 - Dual Language Immersion Program
(a) A dual language immersion program should be designed to produce students with a demonstrated mastery, in both English and one other language, of the...
- Texas Section 28.006 - Reading Diagnosis
(a) The commissioner shall develop recommendations for school districts for: (1) administering reading instruments to diagnose student reading development and comprehension; (2) training educators in...
- Texas Section 28.0061 - Reading Excellence Team Pilot Program
(a) Using funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner shall establish a reading excellence team pilot program in accordance with this section. (b) A school...
- Texas Section 28.007 - Mathematics Diagnosis
(a) Using funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall develop and make available or contract for the development and dissemination of assessment instruments that...
- Texas Section 28.008 - Advancement Of College Readiness In Curriculum
(a) To ensure that students are able to perform college-level course work at institutions of higher education, the commissioner of education and the commissioner of...
- Texas Section 28.009 - College Credit Program
(a) Each school district shall implement a program under which students may earn the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of college credit...
- Texas Section 28.010 - Notification Regarding College Credit Programs
(a) Each school year, a school district shall notify the parent of each district student enrolled in grade nine or above of the availability of...
- Texas Section 28.011 - Elective Courses On The Bible's Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) And New Testament And Their Impact On The History And Literature Of Western Civilization
Sec. 28.011. ELECTIVE COURSES ON THE BIBLE'S HEBREW SCRIPTURES (OLD TESTAMENT) AND NEW TESTAMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION....
- Texas Section 28.013 - Nature Science Curriculum Project
(a) The State Board of Education shall assist in developing a nature science curriculum, in accordance with this section, the following entities, acting jointly: (1)...
- Texas Section 28.014 - College Preparatory Courses
(a) Each school district shall partner with at least one institution of higher education to develop and provide courses in college preparatory mathematics and English...
- Texas Section 28.015 - Public Outreach Materials To Promote Curriculum Change Awareness
(a) The agency shall develop uniform public outreach materials that explain the importance and outline the details of public school curriculum changes under Chapter 211...
SUBCHAPTER B ADVANCEMENT, PLACEMENT, CREDIT, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECORD
- Texas Section 28.016 - Instruction In High School, College, And Career Preparation
(a) Each school district shall provide instruction to students in grade seven or eight in preparing for high school, college, and a career. (b) The...
- Texas Section 28.021 - Student Advancement
(a) A student may be promoted only on the basis of academic achievement or demonstrated proficiency of the subject matter of the course or grade...
- Texas Section 28.0211 - Satisfactory Performance On Assessment Instruments Required; Accelerated Instruction
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (e), a student may not be promoted to: (1) the sixth grade program to which the student...
- Texas Section 28.0212 - Junior High Or Middle School Personal Graduation Plan
(a) A principal of a junior high or middle school shall designate a school counselor, teacher, or other appropriate individual to develop and administer a...
- Texas Section 28.02121 - High School Personal Graduation Plan
(a) The agency, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall prepare and make available to each school...
- Texas Section 28.02122 - Inclusion Of Mental Health Professions In Health Science Career Information
The agency shall ensure that any information provided to students relating to health science careers includes information regarding mental health professions. To the extent that...
- Texas Section 28.0213 - Intensive Program Of Instruction
(a) A school district shall offer an intensive program of instruction to a student who: (1) does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered...
- Texas Section 28.0214 - Finality Of Grade
(a) An examination or course grade issued by a classroom teacher is final and may not be changed unless the grade is arbitrary, erroneous, or...
- Texas Section 28.0216 - District Grading Policy
A school district shall adopt a grading policy, including provisions for the assignment of grades on class assignments and examinations, before each school year. A...
- Texas Section 28.0217 - Accelerated Instruction For High School Students
Each time a student fails to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c), the school district in which the student attends school...
- Texas Section 28.022 - Notice To Parent Of Unsatisfactory Performance
(a) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy that: (1) provides for a conference between parents and teachers; (2) requires...
- Texas Section 28.023 - Credit By Examination
(a) Using guidelines established by the State Board of Education, a school district shall develop or select for review by the district board of trustees...
- Texas Section 28.024 - Credit For Enrollment In Certain Academies
A school district shall grant to a student credit toward the academic course requirements for high school graduation, up to a maximum of two years...
- Texas Section 28.025 - High School Diploma And Certificate; Academic Achievement Record
(a) The State Board of Education by rule shall determine curriculum requirements for the foundation high school program that are consistent with the required curriculum...
- Texas Section 28.0251 - High School Diploma For Certain Veterans
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a school district may issue a high school diploma to a person who: (1) is an honorably...
- Texas Section 28.0252 - Computation Of High School Grade Point Average
(a) The commissioner may develop a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average that provides for additional weight to be given...
- Texas Section 28.0253 - Pilot Program: High School Diplomas For Students Who Demonstrate Early Readiness For College
(a) In this section: (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Research university" means an institution of higher education...
- Texas Section 28.0254 - Posthumous High School Diploma For Certain Students
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, but subject to Subsection (b), on request of the student's parent, a school district shall issue a...
- Texas Section 28.0255 - Pilot Program: Three-year High School Diploma Plan
(a) In this section, "certificate program," "public junior college," "public state college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) This...
- Texas Section 28.0258 - High School Diploma Awarded On Basis Of Individual Graduation Committee Review
(a) This section applies only to an 11th or 12th grade student who has failed to comply with the end-of-course assessment instrument performance requirements under...
- Texas Section 28.0259 - Reporting Requirements For Students Graduating Based On Individual Graduation Committee Review Process
(a) Each school district shall report through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) the number of district students each school year for which an...
- Texas Section 28.026 - Notice Of Requirements For Automatic College Admission And Financial Aid
(a) The board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of each open-enrollment charter school that provides a high school shall require...
SUBCHAPTER C ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVES
- Texas Section 28.027 - Applied Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Courses
(a) In this section, "applied STEM course" means an applied science, technology, engineering, or mathematics course offered as part of a school district's career and...
- Texas Section 28.051 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Education. (2) "College advanced placement course" means a board-approved high-school-level preparatory course for a college...
- Texas Section 28.052 - Program; Purpose
(a) The purpose of the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program is to recognize and reward those students, teachers, and schools that demonstrate success in achieving...
- Texas Section 28.053 - Types Of Awards
(a) A school participating in the program may be awarded: (1) a one-time $3,000 equipment grant for providing a college advanced placement course or international...
- Texas Section 28.054 - Subsidies For College Advanced Placement Test Or International Baccalaureate Examination
(a) A student is entitled to a subsidy for a fee paid by the student to take a college advanced placement test or an international...
- Texas Section 28.055 - Use Of School Awards; Application
(a) A school shall give priority to academic enhancement purposes in using an award received under the program. The award may not be used for...
- Texas Section 28.056 - Application For Teacher Awards And Reimbursements
To obtain an award or reimbursement for training expenses under the program, a teacher must submit to the board a written application in a form,...
- Texas Section 28.057 - Funding
(a) An award or subsidy granted under this subchapter may be funded by donations, grants, or legislative appropriations. The commissioner may solicit and receive grants...
- Texas Section 28.058 - Confidentiality
All information regarding an individual student received by the commissioner under this subchapter from a school district or student is confidential under Chapter 552, Government...
Last modified: September 28, 2016